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Attention to Novelty Interferes with Toddlers' Emerging Memory Decision-Making
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Sarah Leckey; Shefali Bhagath; Elliott G. Johnson; Simona Ghetti – Child Development, 2024
Memory decision-making in 26- to 32-month-olds was investigated using visual-paired comparison paradigms, requiring toddlers to select familiar stimuli (Active condition) or view familiar and novel stimuli (Passive condition). In Experiment 1 (N = 108, 54.6% female, 62% White; replication N = 98), toddlers with higher accuracy in the Active…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Child Development, Memory, Decision Making
The Distinction between Perceiving and Memorizing in the Presence of Category Cues
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Yussen, Steven R.; And Others – Child Development, 1975
Tested two hypotheses to account for results of an earlier study in which preschoolers failed to display differential behavior when instructed to memorize itmes or merely to examine them perceptually. Subjects included second and fifth graders as well as preschoolers. (CW)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Control, Cues, Elementary School Students
The Effects of Sleep Restriction and Extension on School-Age Children: What a Difference an Hour Makes.
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Sadeh, Avi; Gruber, Reut; Raviv, Amiram – Child Development, 2003
Assessed effects of sleep restriction and extension on 9- to 12-year-olds' neurobehavioral functioning. Found that modest sleep restriction led to improved sleep quality but to reduced reported alertness. Children who extended sleep improved significantly from baseline their performance on the digit forward memory test and reaction time on the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Control, Children, Comparative Analysis