Memory Development Between Two and Twenty

This text, which examines in detail the growth and development of memory, is intended for an audience of upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers in cognitive and memory development.

Wolfgang Schneider, Michael Pressley

Contents: Preface to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition. Memory Development Since We Wrote Last Time: Much Ado About Children's Autobiographical Memories. A Brief History of Memory Development Research. Basic Memory Capacities and Mechanisms. The Knowledge Base. Development of Encoding and Retrieval Strategies. Metamemory. Good Information Processing: A General Model, A Specific Example, and Comments on How to Do Research on the Development of Information-Processing Proficiency. Is Good Strategy Use Possible? Conclusions.