Maternal and child utilization of memory strategies |
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Authors: | Yvette R Harris Jamilah Hamidullah |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, Miami University, 45056, Oxford, Ohio
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Abstract: | This study sought to examine the mechanisms employed by mothers as they engage in teaching their children to remember the
names of characters, how to wrap a gift, and the location of zoo animals. The specific relationships included an examination
of mothers’ pre-teaching instructions, mothers’ use of memory strategies, child strategy use and the child’s correct performance.
Participants were 25 mothers and their four-year-old preschoolers. Results suggest that maternal preteaching instructions
vary in complexity depending on the nature of the information being taught. In addition, mothers employ a variety of task-dependent
memory strategies. In contrast to mothers, the children use proportionately fewer strategies than their mothers. However,
their use of strategies is effective in helping them recall names, order, and location. Implications for adult guidance in
assisting preschoolers with developing regulatory memory skills are discussed. |
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