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Engle, Randall W.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1981
To examine developmental aspects of auditory sensory memory, a series of experiments was conducted on the stimulus suffix effect with the primary variables being age of subject (7 and 11 years), rates of presentation, and length of list. Effects were nearly identical across age groups when a fast presentation rate was used. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Auditory Stimuli, Children, Cognitive Processes

Torgesen, Joseph K. – Reading Research Quarterly, 1978
Reviews psychometric and experimental studies of performance differences on serial memory tasks between skilled and less skilled readers. Offers basic criticisms of the psychometric approach and discusses the experimental research within the context of a general model of short term memory. (AA)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Literature Reviews, Memory, Performance Factors