The effect of encoding time on retention by infants and young children.
Using a Visual Recognition Memory (VRM) procedure, we examined the effect of encoding time on retention by 1- and 4-year olds. Irrespective of age, shorter familiarization time reduced retention, and longer familiarization time prolonged retention. The amount of familiarization that yielded retention after a given delay decreased as a function of age.
Morgan
Kirstie
K
Psychology Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. kmorgan@psy.otago.ac.nz <kmorgan@psy.otago.ac.nz>
Hayne
Harlene
H
D000367:Age Factors; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D012153:Retention, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors