Memory Development across the Life Span

The Socialization of Children’s Memory: Linking Maternal Conversational Style to the Development of Children’s Autobiographical and Deliberate Memory Skills

“…It is important to emphasize that these demonstrations of early strategy use (even if unsuccessful) are observed with very salient materials in familiar environments, and during common activities (Ornstein & Light, 2010; Ornstein et al, 2008). In many cases, young elementary school students will not spontaneously make use of appropriate mnemonic techniques of which they are capable, but they can be trained to use effective strategies, such as organized sorting (Schneider & Pressley, 1997).…”

“…For example, little is known about the factors associated with the emergence of strategies, the processes by which these skills are mastered, and the ways in which they come to be employed successfully in different task settings (Ornstein et al, 1988; Ornstein & Light, 2010). The comparative cultural literature indicates that the formal schooling context is associated with the development of memory strategies (see Wagner, 1978; Scribner & Cole, 1978; Rogoff, 1981).…”

Memory Development from Early Childhood Through Emerging Adulthood

“…This assumption should be followed up more precisely in future studies. Furthermore, as noted by Mandler (2007) and Newcombe and Crawley (2007), future research on this issue should also consider the dual-process nature of recognition memory in adults (i.e., the assumption that adult recognition judgments are jointly determined by feelings of familiarity and by specific recollection; see Ghetti and Lee 2014;Ornstein and Light 2010). Given that unlike adult recognition memory tests, the VPC task does not include deliberate requirements, the responses shown on the VPC may be called "primitive recognition" (Mandler 2007).…”

“…Many of the same false memory phenomena can be explained by AAT and FTT. As noted by Brainerd et al (2008), Ghetti (2008), and Ornstein and Light (2010), there is a need for research designed to provide empirical evidence that directly links independent measures of gist or meaning extraction to the occurrence and magnitude of false memory.…”

“…So far, the number of studies that have used estimation methods to examine the development of recollection and familiarity in childhood is still relatively small (Brainerd and Reyna 2014;Ghetti and Lee 2014;Ornstein and Light 2010). Using a variety of materials and techniques, these studies have presented a fairly consistent view despite their methodological differences.…”