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Peer reviewedKail, Robert – Child Development, 2002
Two studies examined age-related change in proactive interference from previously learned material. The meta-analysis of 26 studies indicated that proactive interference decreased with age. The cross-sectional study found that third through sixth graders' and college students' recall was accurate on Trial 1, but became less so over Trials 2…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Processes
