ABSTRACT
This chapter is concerned with ontogenetic differences in what, among the multitude of elements comprising an episode, is “selected” to form one's representation of that episode in memory. The basic topic of stimulus selection, sometimes discussed under the heading “selective learning” or “selective attention,” is so broadly pervasive an issue that one hardly knows where to begin in discussing it. Adding the complication of ontogenetic differences in this process multiplies the difficulty further. As one vehicle for focus within this topic, we shall describe why our laboratory began studying this topic a few years ago.
