The effects of age and cue-action reminders on event-based prospective memory performance in preschoolers |
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Authors: | Matthias Kliegel Theodor Jäger |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland;2. Department of Psychology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany |
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Abstract: | The present study investigated event-based prospective memory in five age groups of preschoolers (i.e., 2-, 3-, 4-, 5-, and 6-year-olds). Applying a laboratory-controlled prospective memory procedure, the data showed that event-based prospective memory performance improves across the preschool years, at least between 3 and 6 years of age. However, our findings do not confirm early speculations that 2-year-olds may have attained reliable skills to carry out future intentions on their own. By contrast, there were first signs of prospective memory abilities among the 3-year-olds. The present study also revealed that children as young as 3 years can use external memory aids in the form of cue-action reminders to improve their event-based prospective remembering. Finally, the findings suggest that parents or caregivers can adequately estimate their preschool children's prospective memory abilities, as revealed by applying a modified version of the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ). |
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Keywords: | Prospective memory Development Early childhood |
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