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  • Developmental Psychology
  • Research Methodology

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  • Traditional literature reviews (narrative reviews, meta-analyses) in psychology are limited by inconsistent construct labels across studies and eras.
  • This inconsistency hinders the integration of empirical evidence, particularly in fields like memory development.
  • A mapping review approach, focusing on operational definitions and experimental design, offers a complementary solution.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To pioneer the use of mapping reviews in experimental psychology, specifically applied to the field of memory development.
  • To identify methodologically convergent research across different theoretical frameworks within memory development.
  • To create a freely available interactive web application to aid literature integration and identification of methodological overlap.

Main Methods:

  • A mapping review was conducted on 506 publications in memory development spanning the last five decades.
  • Publications were classified based on 16 distinct experimental design features.
  • An interactive web application was developed to facilitate database searching and analysis.

Main Results:

  • The approach successfully identified methodologically convergent work originating from diverse theoretical frameworks.
  • Characterizing data density across experimental design dimensions highlighted areas requiring future research.
  • Evidence previously separated by non-overlapping construct labels was successfully linked.

Conclusions:

  • Mapping reviews offer a novel and effective approach for integrating empirical evidence in experimental psychology, overcoming limitations of traditional review methods.
  • This methodology facilitates the identification of research gaps and promotes interdisciplinary synthesis in memory development research.
  • The developed interactive web application serves as a valuable tool for researchers seeking to integrate and synthesize literature.