Episodic memory improves during middle childhood while familiarity-based recognition reaches adult levels by age 8¶
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q2 i? Episodic recollection of items in context improves robustly during middle childhood, whereas familiarity shows age-invariance from age 8 onward. → Ghetti Simona; Bunge Silvia A 2012
Evidence¶
Ghetti Simona; Bunge Silvia A 2012¶
Ghetti Simona; Bunge Silvia A. (2012). Neural Changes Underlying the Development of Episodic Memory During Middle Childhood. Developmental cognitive neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2012.05.002
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Narrative review of behavioral studies of children's episodic memory, reporting that "several studies have shown age-invariance in the process of familiarity" from age 8, while episodic recollection continues improving. No effect sizes are printed.
"several studies have shown age-invariance in the process of familiarity (i.e., ability to recognize past events without memory for specific detail) from age 8 onward"
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Episodic memory improves during middle childhood while familiarity-based recognition reaches adult levels by age 8 |
description |
Episodic memory improves during middle childhood while familiarity-based recognition reaches adult levels by age 8 |
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moderate |
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2012 |
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2017 |
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