The Effect of Unconstrained Study Time on Free Recall in Children and Adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10122147 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marc T Frankel (University of Missouri, corresponding author), Brian J Hagan (Missouri Institute of Mental Health) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 383-387 |
| Publication date | 1985-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of General Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1309 • E-ISSN: 1940-0888 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00221309.1985.9711026 |
| OpenAlex | W2053868935 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
Automatic associative organization in children's recall was expected to be reflected in the independence of study time, clustering, and number of items remembered. Thirty-six kindergartners and 36 adults performed a free-recall task using categorizable picture cards. Adults used more study time and recalled and clustered more than children did. Similar structural features of adult recall correlated with study time, clustering, and total output, but no relationship was found between children's study time and performance. Children approached the task nonsystematically, and their memory processing proceeded in an automatic manner so that clustering of pairwise associations appeared without application of a strategy
Associative property · Cluster analysis · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Free recall · Independence (probability theory · Pairwise comparison · Recall · Recall test · Statistics · Task (project management · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Mathematics · Memory Processes and Influences · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |