On the Development of Forgetting.

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Title: On the Development of Forgetting.
Authors: Brainerd, Charles J., Kingma, Johannes, Howe, Mark L.
Source: Child Development. Oct1985, Vol. 56 Issue 5, p1103. 17p.
Subjects: Memory, Child development
Abstract: Discusses conceptual issues that make the data of previous developmental studies of forgetting difficult to interpret. Stages-of-learning confounds; Failure to separate forgetting per se from various performance factors that operate on retention tests; Failure to disentangle the relative contributions of storage-based forgetting; Retrieval-based forgetting to retention test performance.
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
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Abstract:Discusses conceptual issues that make the data of previous developmental studies of forgetting difficult to interpret. Stages-of-learning confounds; Failure to separate forgetting per se from various performance factors that operate on retention tests; Failure to disentangle the relative contributions of storage-based forgetting; Retrieval-based forgetting to retention test performance.
ISSN:00093920
DOI:10.2307/1130226