Journal article
Flexibility in Children's Use of Spatial and Categorical Organizational Strategies in Recall
Developmental psychology, Vol.30(5), pp.738-747
09/1994
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.30.5.738
Abstract
Two studies investigated flexibility in children's use of spatial and categorical clustering strategies in recall. In Study 1, 10-, 12-, 14-, and 16-year-olds and adults recalled the furniture from their home. Ten-year-olds organized furniture categorically, and 16-year-olds and adults organized items spatially. Twelve- and 14-year-olds exhibited equal levels of spatial and categorical organization. Study 2 investigated how encoding experiences and the recall task influenced the degree of spatial and categorical organization in 10- and 12-year-olds' recall. When recalling objects, 10- and 12-year-olds exhibited higher levels of categorical than spatial organization. When recalling objects and their locations, 12-year-olds exhibited more spatial than categorical organization. Results are discussed in terms of age and task influences on flexibility of strategy use.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Flexibility in Children's Use of Spatial and Categorical Organizational Strategies in Recall
- Creators
- Jodie M Plumert
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Developmental psychology, Vol.30(5), pp.738-747
- DOI
- 10.1037/0012-1649.30.5.738
- ISSN
- 0012-1649
- eISSN
- 1939-0599
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/1994
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9984213392702771
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