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Ratner, Hilary Horn; Foley, Mary Ann; McCaskill, Pamela – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2001
Three experiments investigated effectiveness of activity outcomes as 5- to 7-year-olds' memory cues. Outcomes either were maintained during activity and preserved in the end product, or "disappeared" during activity and transformed in the end product. Findings indicated that memory for the activity varied with cue condition and with…
Descriptors: Cues, Memory, Performance Factors, Recall (Psychology)
Foley, Mary Ann; Aman, Christine – 1987
Involving children 7 and 10 years of age, two experiments aimed to clarify the basis of children's confusion about actions they performed and actions they imagined performing. In experiment 1, subjects were assigned to one of three conditions, each involving two different types of tracing exercises. Children traced simple or complex pictures by…
Descriptors: Activities, Cues, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
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Foley, Mary Ann; And Others – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1987
Two experiments examine the sorts of cues that might be available to facilitate children's ability to discriminate between memories for their own actions. Results suggest that the differences in discrimination performance demonstrate the importance of kinesthetic cues and visible consequences for children's memory discrimination. (Author/RWB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cues, Discrimination Learning, Elementary Education