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What the Development of Short-Term Memory Is

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Belmont, J. M.; Butterfield, E. C. – Human Development, 1971

Development of memory depends upon changes in several mnemonic processes, which are illustrated in experiments with normal and mentally retarded adults and children. (Author/WY)

Descriptors: Adult Development, Age Differences, Child Development, Intellectual Development

Metaphoric Processing in the Mature Years.

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Boswell, D. A. – Human Development, 1979

Investigates differences between adolescents and older adults in their explanations of linguistic metaphors. Adults displayed a synthesizing, integrative perspective, while adolescents displayed an analytic perspective in their explanation of metaphors. (Author/SS)

Descriptors: Adult Development, Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes