title: Age differences in encoding and retrieving details of a pediatric examination.
abstract: Baker-Ward, Gordon, Ornstein, Larus, and Clubb (1993) showed that recall improves over ages 3-7 for events experienced during a physical examination. We used a joint multinomial model to ask whether the improvement was due to encoding, to retrieval, or to likelihood to report. The model fit the Baker-Ward et al. data well and showed that (1) retrieval and reporting cannot be distinguished and (2) the observed effects were due primarily to age-related improvement in retrieval reporting rather than in encoding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina, Davie Hall CB 3270, 27599-3270, Chapel Hill, NC, randy_bender@unc.edu.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Bender
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Wallsten
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Ornstein