Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Autobiographical Memory01:14

Autobiographical Memory

6.2K
Autobiographical memory is a unique type of episodic memory that involves recollecting personal life experiences. It allows individuals to remember significant events from their past, creating a narrative of their lives. One interesting phenomenon related to autobiographical memory is the reminiscence bump. This effect refers to the tendency of adults to recall more events from their second and third decades of life — typically between ages 10 to 30 — than from other periods. This...
6.2K
Storage01:23

Storage

263
A schema is a mental framework that helps individuals organize and interpret information. Schemata, formed from previous experiences, influence how we process new information: how we encode it, the inferences we make, and how we retrieve it. For instance, a schema for what a typical classroom looks like might include desks, a teacher's desk, a whiteboard, and students in such an environment. This expectation helps us quickly understand and navigate new classrooms without needing to analyze...
263
Information Processing Approach01:30

Information Processing Approach

353
The information-processing theory of cognitive development centers on fundamental mental processes, including attention, memory, and problem-solving skills. Researchers in this field examine how cognitive abilities, such as working memory, evolve and influence children's overall development. Studies indicate that children with stronger working memory tend to excel in reading comprehension, math, and problem-solving compared to peers with less efficient memory skills. Low working memory is...
353
System of Memory01:23

System of Memory

7.0K
Memory is categorized into three major systems: sensory memory, short-term memory (STM), and long-term memory (LTM). These systems differ in their capacity and the duration for which they can hold information. Sensory memory captures raw sensory input from the environment, holding it for just a few seconds or less. For example, on hearing a brief, loud sound, like a car horn honking, the sound seems to linger in the mind for a moment even after it stops. This is an instance of sensory memory...
7.0K
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development from Childhood into Adulthood01:25

Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development from Childhood into Adulthood

932
Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development emphasizes the role of thinking in a child's learning process, suggesting that children are naturally curious about their environment. His approach to development is discontinuous, proposing that cognitive abilities progress through distinct stages, each with unique characteristics. Central to Piaget's theory is schemata—mental structures that allow individuals to understand and interpret the world.
Schemata: Building Blocks of Knowledge
932
Eyewitness Memory01:22

Eyewitness Memory

330
Eyewitness memory refers to the recollection of events by someone who has directly witnessed them, often serving as critical evidence in legal settings. This type of memory is commonly used in criminal cases where a witness describes details like a suspect's appearance, clothing, or behavior during a crime. However, despite its perceived reliability, eyewitness memory is prone to significant errors.
One such error is memory distortion, which occurs because human memory does not function...
330

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Adults report positive perceptions of ground rule instructions in mock investigative interviews.

Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law·2026
Same author

Practicing ground rule instructions assists adults in reporting experienced events.

Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law·2025
Same author

Listen to the Children: Elementary School Students' Perspectives on a Mindfulness Intervention.

Journal of child and family studies·2022
Same author

Professionals' views on how to conduct investigative interviews with adults with limited expressive language.

Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law·2021
Same author

Children's ability to edit their memories when learning about the environment from credible and noncredible websites.

Cognitive research: principles and implications·2021
Same author

The influence of culture on children's immediate and delayed retrieval.

The British journal of developmental psychology·2021
Same journal

Memory for a dinosaur exhibit: retrieval-based practice vs. restudy.

Journal of experimental child psychology·2026
Same journal

The interplay between Theory of Mind inferencing and visual attention in narrative comprehension in autistic preschoolers.

Journal of experimental child psychology·2026
Same journal

Executive function and preschoolers' responses to severe transgressions: implications for early forgiveness.

Journal of experimental child psychology·2026
Same journal

Shared cognitive risk factors underlying rapid automatized naming deficits for the comorbidity of developmental dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A computational parameter estimation via Bundesen's theory of visual attention.

Journal of experimental child psychology·2026
Same journal

Do young children understand the objectivity of reality?

Journal of experimental child psychology·2026
Same journal

Learning words by ear or by eye: effects of modality on lexical configuration and lexicalization.

Journal of experimental child psychology·2026
See all related articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Dec 4, 2025

Examining Recall Memory in Infancy and Early Childhood Using the Elicited Imitation Paradigm
06:35

Examining Recall Memory in Infancy and Early Childhood Using the Elicited Imitation Paradigm

Published on: April 28, 2016

34.8K

Developmental trends in children's source and destination memory.

Becky Earhart1, Nilam Lakhani2, Kim P Roberts2

  • 1Centre for Investigative Interviewing, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane (Mount Gravatt), Queensland 4122, Australia.

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
|October 23, 2020
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Children

Keywords:
Children’s memoryCognitive developmentDestination memoryEarly childhoodInterviewingSource monitoring

More Related Videos

A Real-world What-Where-When Memory Test
09:13

A Real-world What-Where-When Memory Test

Published on: May 16, 2017

11.9K
The Spatial Memory Game: Testing the Relationship Between Spatial Language, Object Knowledge, and Spatial Cognition
05:15

The Spatial Memory Game: Testing the Relationship Between Spatial Language, Object Knowledge, and Spatial Cognition

Published on: February 19, 2018

11.2K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Dec 4, 2025

Examining Recall Memory in Infancy and Early Childhood Using the Elicited Imitation Paradigm
06:35

Examining Recall Memory in Infancy and Early Childhood Using the Elicited Imitation Paradigm

Published on: April 28, 2016

34.8K
A Real-world What-Where-When Memory Test
09:13

A Real-world What-Where-When Memory Test

Published on: May 16, 2017

11.9K
The Spatial Memory Game: Testing the Relationship Between Spatial Language, Object Knowledge, and Spatial Cognition
05:15

The Spatial Memory Game: Testing the Relationship Between Spatial Language, Object Knowledge, and Spatial Cognition

Published on: February 19, 2018

11.2K

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Childhood Memory Development

Background:

  • Destination memory, recalling who received information, is understudied in children.
  • Understanding children's memory development is crucial for various applied settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the developmental trajectory of destination memory in children aged 5-10 years.
  • To compare destination memory with source-monitoring abilities in the same age group.
  • To explore the relationship between age and destination memory accuracy.

Main Methods:

  • Two studies involving children aged 5-10 years interacting with puppets.
  • Children were later tested on their recall of information disclosure to specific puppets.
  • Statistical analyses examined age as a predictor and compared source and destination memory accuracy.

Main Results:

  • Age significantly predicted destination memory accuracy in children.
  • Source memory and destination memory showed related developmental patterns.
  • Children demonstrated higher accuracy in source memory compared to destination memory.

Conclusions:

  • Destination memory abilities develop throughout early to middle childhood.
  • Source and destination memory share developmental similarities but differ in accuracy.
  • Findings inform our understanding of children's memory development and have implications for investigative interviews.