Distinct environmental cues trigger spontaneous recall of past events in 3- and 4-year-old children even after long delays

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ID21301656
AutoresToril Jensen (0000-0001-7510-2237, Aarhus University), Toril S Jensen (Aarhus University), Dorthe Berntsen (0000-0001-5941-314X, Aarhus University), Osman S Kingo (0000-0003-1785-3600, Aarhus University), Peter Krøjgaard (0000-0002-4976-0866, Aarhus University, autor correspondente)
Ano2022
Volume93
Fascículo4
Páginas941-955
Data de publicação2022-07-01
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoChild Development (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0009-3920 • E-ISSN: 1467-8624
EditoraOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/cdev.13735
PMID35098530
OpenAlexW4210524539
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas49

Verbally reported long-term memory for past events typically improves with age. However, such findings are based exclusively on studies, where children are directly asked to recall. The present study showed that when 3- (n = 113, 59 girls) and 4-year-olds (n = 113, 62 girls), predominantly White, were brought back to a distinct laboratory-setting after either 1-, 4.5-, or 13-weeks, children—regardless of age and delay—spontaneously recalled the distinct event experienced at their first visit (all Cohen's ds > 1.00). Meanwhile, the oldest children outperformed the youngest when being asked directly to retrieve the event (ηp2>.088). These findings suggest that spontaneous retrieval facilitated by distinct environmental cues provides a short-cut to young children's event memories

Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Recall · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Memory and Neural Mechanisms · Memory Processes and Influences · Psychology

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