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Berch, Daniel B. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1975
Several measures of sensitivity (unbiased retention) and response bias are described and evaluated in terms of their applicability to the probe-type serial memory task. Suggestions are made regarding the major factors that should be considered when selecting an index for one's data. (Author/GO)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Memory, Nonparametric Statistics, Primacy Effect

Cromer, Richard F. – British Journal of Psychology, 1977
Results of this experiment provide support for the findings by Piaget & Inhelder (1973) that children's memory drawings of a seriated display improve over time as their cognitive abilities develop. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Hypothesis Testing, Memory, Perceptual Development