Past is prologue: The role of memory retrieval in young children's episodic prospection

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作者
Prabhakar, Janani [1 ]
Hudson, Judith A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Rutgers State Univ, Dept Psychol, New Brunswick, NJ 08854 USA
关键词
Episodic prospection; Episodic memory; Memory retrieval; Early childhood development; Retrieval processes; AGE-RELATED-CHANGES; EARLY-CHILDHOOD; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; 20-MONTH-OLD CHILDREN; 5-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN; RECOGNITION MEMORY; PRESCHOOL YEARS; FUTURE EVENTS; THINKING; SELF;
D O I
10.1016/j.jecp.2018.06.005
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
Prior research has revealed a strong link between the ability to remember one's past (i.e., episodic memory) and the ability to envision one's future (i.e., episodic prospection). Indeed, the past holds valuable learning experiences that can inform future choices and plans. Although these abilities both emerge during preschool years, there exist few theoretical accounts of how memory processes might support developmental improvements in prospection abilities. We developed a novel paradigm to determine whether young children (3 and 4 years of age) use past knowledge to inform future choices. Experiment 1 revealed that children find it more difficult to retrieve relevant information from their past when they envision the future versus reflect on the past. Experiment 2 facilitated children's access to past event components and, thereby, eased retrieval of relevant components from memory for future event construction. We discuss results in light of recent proposals on the development of episodic prospection. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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页码:17 / 35
页数:19
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