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Arch Neurocien 2009; 14 (1)

Comparative analysis of free recall in children and adults across four trials

Solís MVM

Language: Spanish
References: 34
Page: 27-32
PDF size: 111.41 Kb.


ABSTRACT

This comparative study addresses free recall using an independent group design. Thirty children (X = nine years) and 30 adults (X = 21 years) studied 50 colour slides representing common objects in order to attempt to recall afterwards as many of them as possible in four trials held three min., one hour, 24 hours, and seven days following one single acquisition trial. One basic aim of this research is to explore whether hypermnesia, increasing retrieval across trials, emerges from a relatively early age, i. e., nine years, or if it has to go through certain developmental steps in order to function as is commonly observed in adult samples. There were three significant results1. There are differences in level of recall as a function of age. Adults recall more stimuli than children across four trials2. Adults not only recall more stimuli than children but their recall is incremental across trials. On the other hand, the recall of children does not decrease but stays stable across seven days3. Therefore, there is a significant interaction between children and adult recall. We present evidence supporting the notion that retrieval mechanisms and hypermnesia require the development of certain cognitive skills in order to operate at a mature level.


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