Basic Processes in Memory Development -

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Sommaire:
1 Children's Retrieval Deficit.- Current Accounts of Children's Retrieval Deficit.- Descriptions: A Model of Memory Retrieval.- The Research Program.- Constraints on Descriptive Power.- General Discussion.- References.- 2 From Cognitive to Procedural Mapping.- Proposition 1: The Study of Cognitive Mapping Is Now an Active Pluralistic Enterprise.- Proposition 2: The Cognitive Mapping Enterprise Has Tended to Operate on Its Own, in Relative Isolation From Other Relevant Research Domains.- Proposition 3: The Study of Cognition and Cognitive Development Is More Mature Than the Study of Cognitive Mapping.- Proposition 4: Spatial Representation Is Paradigmatic of Nonspatial Thought.- Proposition 5: The Cognitive Mapping Enterprise Can Profit From the Activities of Cognitive Psychology.- Proposition 6: Emotions Play a Significant Role in Both Spatial and Nonspatial Thought.- Proposition 7: Cognitive Processing Has a Heavier Emotional Component in Early Development.- Proposition 8: Emotional Agenda Have Greater Priority Than Cognitive Agenda Early in Development.- Epilogue: Cognitive Development Among Cognitive Mappers.- References.- 3 The Role of Conceptual Knowledge in the Development of Organization in Children's Memory.- The Development of Conceptual Knowledge.- The Development of Organization in Children's Memory.- References.- 4 Model-Based Approaches to Storage and Retrieval Development.- Why Models?.- A Short-Term Memory Model.- A Long-Term Memory Model.- A Retention Model.- Storage and Retrieval: The Developmental Picture.- References.- 5 Short-Term Memory Development in Childhood and Adolescence.- Theoretical Issues and Controversies.- The Development of Short-Term Memory.- Summary and Conclusions.- References.- 6 Interpretation of Response Time in Research onthe Development of Memory and Cognition.- Decomposing Reaction Times.- Growth Functions.- Practice.- The Speed-Accuracy Trade-Off.- Concluding Remarks.- References.- 7 Memory Methodology in Maturity.- Memory Classification Scheme.- Establishing Phenomena-Internal Validity.- The Question of Generalizability-External Validity.- Sampling Considerations-Subject Selection.- Conclusion.- References.- Author Index.