ABSTRACT

This volume, a collection of papers resulting from a conference sponsored by the Max Planck Society, presents an overview of past research on memory development, possible applications of this research, and new ideas for future areas of study. The role of cognitive components in the development of memory performance and the social and motivational contexts of memory development are described. Includes various theoretical approaches explaining memory development across the life span.

Memory Development: Universal Changes and Individual Differences is of interest to researchers, undergraduates and graduate students in developmental psychology, educational psychology and technology, and experimental psychology.

part I|70 pages

The Development of Memory Strategies

part II|74 pages

Metamemory: Problems of Strategy Generalization and Strategy Training

chapter 4|28 pages

Components of Children's Metamemory

Implications for Strategy Generalization

chapter 5|30 pages

What is Strategy Instructional Enrichment and How to Study It

Illustrations from Research on Children's Prose Memory and Comprehension

part III|74 pages

Knowledge Structure and Memory Development

chapter 8|26 pages

Children's Lack of Access and Knowledge Reorganization

An Example from the Concept of Animism

chapter 9|24 pages

Story Comprehension and Memorization by Children

The Role of Input-, Conservation-, and Output Processes

part IV|53 pages

Social and Motivational Contexts of Memory Development

chapter 10|22 pages

Motivated Remembering

chapter 11|14 pages

Memory in Context

The Case of Prospective Remembering

chapter 12|15 pages

Reconsidering the Context of Remembering

The Need for a Social Description of Memory Processes and their Development

part V|123 pages

Theoretical Approaches of Universal Changes and Individual Differences in Memory Development Across the Life Span