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Distinct Environmental Cues Trigger Spontaneous Recall of Past Events in 3- and 4-Year-Old Children Even after Long Delays

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Title: Distinct Environmental Cues Trigger Spontaneous Recall of Past Events in 3- and 4-Year-Old Children Even after Long Delays
Language: English
Authors: Jensen, Toril S., Berntsen, Dorthe, Kingo, Osman S., Krøjgaard, Peter (ORCID 0000-0002-4976-0866)
Source: Child Development. Jul-Aug 2022 93(4):941-955.
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2022
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Cues, Recall (Psychology), Early Experience, Long Term Memory, Preschool Children, Age Differences
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13735
ISSN: 0009-3920
Abstract: Verbally reported long-term memory for past events typically improves with age. However, such findings are based exclusively on studies, where children are directly asked to recall. The present study showed that when 3- (n = 113, 59 girls) and 4-year-olds (n = 113, 62 girls), predominantly White, were brought back to a distinct laboratory-setting after either 1-, 4.5-, or 13-weeks, children--regardless of age and delay--spontaneously recalled the distinct event experienced at their first visit (all Cohen's ds > 1.00). Meanwhile, the oldest children outperformed the youngest when being asked directly to retrieve the event (n[subscript p][superscript 2]>0.088). These findings suggest that spontaneous retrieval facilitated by distinct environmental cues provides a short-cut to young children's event memories.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2022
Accession Number: EJ1341233
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Verbally reported long-term memory for past events typically improves with age. However, such findings are based exclusively on studies, where children are directly asked to recall. The present study showed that when 3- (n = 113, 59 girls) and 4-year-olds (n = 113, 62 girls), predominantly White, were brought back to a distinct laboratory-setting after either 1-, 4.5-, or 13-weeks, children--regardless of age and delay--spontaneously recalled the distinct event experienced at their first visit (all Cohen's ds > 1.00). Meanwhile, the oldest children outperformed the youngest when being asked directly to retrieve the event (n[subscript p][superscript 2]>0.088). These findings suggest that spontaneous retrieval facilitated by distinct environmental cues provides a short-cut to young children's event memories.
ISSN:0009-3920
DOI:10.1111/cdev.13735