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Examining Recall Memory in Infancy and Early Childhood Using the Elicited Imitation Paradigm
Published on: April 28, 2016
Abstract:
The SFSC was administered to 79 children and 63 adolescents who were considered to be functioning at a normal level. The ratio of self-focus to environment focus scores was related significantly to age, which confirms a hypothesis based upon Piaget's theory of mental development. Deviations from a relatively equal S/E ratio have been associated previously with psychopathology in adults. This was not found in the present study. It was suggested that an even S/E ratio may be inappropriate for children and youth, whose response styles are still in a state of development.
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