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C J Brainerd1, V F Reyna, M L Howe

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Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
|June 1, 1990
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Cognitive triage reveals that word recall order in children is not always tied to memory strength. Fuzzy-trace theory better explains this memory phenomenon than effortful processing theories.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Memory Research

Background:

  • Cognitive triage describes a non-monotonic relationship between word recall order and memory strength in children.
  • Existing theories offer competing explanations for this memory effect.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test fuzzy-trace theory against effortful processing theory in explaining cognitive triage.
  • To investigate memory development assumptions regarding recall accuracy and strength.

Main Methods:

  • Two forgetting experiments were conducted with 7- and 12-year-old children.
  • Participants recalled words from long-term memory, and recall order and memory strengths were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Data consistently supported the predictions of fuzzy-trace theory.

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  • The findings contradicted the predictions of the effortful processing explanation.

    • Conclusions:

    • Fuzzy-trace theory provides a more accurate account of cognitive triage in children's memory.
    • Results challenge common assumptions about memory development, specifically monotonic relationships between recall accuracy, order, and strength.