Using Cue Words to Investigate the Distribution of Autobiographical Memories in Childhood Export

@article{citeulike:1708585, abstract = {ABSTRACT2014The cue-word technique is frequently used with adults to examine the distribution of autobiographical memories across the life span. Such studies demonstrate childhood amnesia: a paucity of memories of events from the first 3½ years of life, and a gradually increasing number of memories from age 3 to age 7. The pattern is remarkable in light of findings of autobiographical competence among children in the period of life eventually obscured by this amnesia. In the present study, we modified the cue-word task for use with school-age children. Seven- to 10-year-olds successfully generated and dated memories of past events. Girls provided more complete narratives than boys. Across the sample, the resulting distribution of memories was better fit by an exponential than by a power function, implying that early memories may not consolidate and instead remain vulnerable to interference. Implications for explanations of childhood amnesia are discussed.}, address = {Emory University; Hampshire College; University of Minnesota}, author = {Bauer, Patricia J. and Burch, Melissa M. and Scholin, Sarah E. and G\"{u}ler, O. Evren}, citeulike-article-id = {1708585}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01999.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01999.x}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/psci/2007/00000018/00000010/art00011}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/118505443/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01999.x}, issn = {1467-9280}, journal = {Psychological Science}, keywords = {consolidation, distribution, memory, methodology}, month = {October}, number = {10}, pages = {910--916}, posted-at = {2007-12-28 00:40:24}, priority = {4}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing}, title = {Using Cue Words to Investigate the Distribution of Autobiographical Memories in Childhood}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01999.x}, volume = {18}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1708585 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1708585 N2 - ABSTRACT2014The cue-word technique is frequently used with adults to examine the distribution of autobiographical memories across the life span. Such studies demonstrate childhood amnesia: a paucity of memories of events from the first 3½ years of life, and a gradually increasing number of memories from age 3 to age 7. The pattern is remarkable in light of findings of autobiographical competence among children in the period of life eventually obscured by this amnesia. In the present study, we modified the cue-word task for use with school-age children. Seven- to 10-year-olds successfully generated and dated memories of past events. Girls provided more complete narratives than boys. Across the sample, the resulting distribution of memories was better fit by an exponential than by a power function, implying that early memories may not consolidate and instead remain vulnerable to interference. Implications for explanations of childhood amnesia are discussed. IS - 10 JF - Psychological Science SN - 1467-9280 AD - Emory University; Hampshire College; University of Minnesota EP - 916 TI - Using Cue Words to Investigate the Distribution of Autobiographical Memories in Childhood PB - Blackwell Publishing VL - 18 SP - 910 KW - consolidation KW - distribution KW - memory KW - methodology AU - Bauer, Patricia AU - Burch, Melissa AU - Scholin, Sarah AU - Güler, Evren PY - 2007/10// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01999.x ER -