The Development of Visuo-spatial Memory: How to Remember Location.

Schumann-Hengsteler, Ruth

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ERIC Number: EJ456320

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Publication Date: 1992

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The Development of Visuo-spatial Memory: How to Remember Location.

Schumann-Hengsteler, Ruth

International Journal of Behavioral Development, v15 n4 p455-71 Dec 1992

Two studies investigated the effect of age on memory for visual and spatial information. Five to 10 year olds were asked to reconstruct a previously seen spatial arrangement of objects. The association between an object's identity and its location was weaker for younger than for older children. (LB)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Foreign Countries, Memory, Perceptual Development, Spatial Ability, Visual Discrimination, Visual Perception

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Germany

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