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Peer reviewedSiegel, Alexander W.; And Others – Child Development, 1976
The spatial and temporal components of a serial position recall task were experimentally manipulated in a study using kindergarten, first grade, and second grade children to determine the factors involved in the primacy effect. (BRT)
Descriptors: Memory, Mnemonics, Primacy Effect, Primary Education
Peer reviewedBerch, Daniel B. – Child Development, 1978
Results of two experiments suggested (1) that spatial cues serve as functional stimuli in the standard probe-type task, and (2) that the contextual uniqueness of the first item is probably responsible for the occurrence of primacy in young children. (Author/JMB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cues, Elementary School Students, Memory
Peer reviewedSarver, Gary S.; And Others – Child Development, 1976
The present study was designed to investigate the effects of stimulus presentation rate on recall and primacy-recency effects in children. Results indicated that the traditional interpretation of the primacy effect as reflecting long-term memory store may not be valid. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Memory
