Content and consistency in young children's autobiographical recall
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11273052 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robyn Flvush (Emory University, corresponding author), Nina R Hamond (Emory University), Nicole Harsch (Emory University), Naomi Singer (Emory University), Anne Wolf (0000-0003-4060-4004, Emory University) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 373-388 |
| Publication date | 1991-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Discourse Processes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-853X • E-ISSN: 1532-6950 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01638539109544791 |
| OpenAlex | W2140388558 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 12 |
Even very young children are capable of recalling past events. Previous research has indicated that children are learning the appropriate forms for talking about the past in conversations with adults. However, exactly what young children remember and how consistent their recall is from time to time is less clear. We investigated these questions by comparing the content of 30‐ to 35‐month‐old children's memories for events experienced during two separate interviews with their mother, two interviews with a stranger, or one interview with their mother and one with a stranger. Two major findings emerged. First, children recalled more accurate information when conversing with the stranger than with their mother. Second, although we found more consistency in children's recall when conversing with the same adult across the two interviews than when conversing with a different adult, children's recall was highly inconsistent overall. Children overwhelmingly remembered different, but still accurate information on the second interview. Implications of these findings for early autobiographical memory and for childhood amnesia are discussed
Autobiographical memory · Childhood amnesia · Childhood memory · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Consistency (knowledge bases · Content (measure theory · Developmental psychology · Episodic memory · Free recall · Recall · Recall test · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Language Development and Disorders · Memory Processes and Influences · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2013 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |