Short- and Long-Term Memory in Infancy and Early Childhood
Published on 10. May 2007
Book
Hardback
362 pages
978-0-19-518229-3 (ISBN)
Description
The ability to remember people, objects, and events one encounters is critically important for effective functioning in the world. Remembering your mother's face, where you left your keys, and that it is your daughter's birthday tomorrow allow you to successfully manage your day, as well as your relationships with others. Questions about the processes of memory and how they develop are age old. In developmental science, research on memory has been prominent since the writings of Jean Piaget became available to English-speaking audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. This book focuses on recent empirical and theoretical advances in the study of memory development in infancy and early childhood. Both short-term and long-term memory are critically important for infants' learning about the world around them, as well as their development and maintenance of social relationships. Some of the most significant questions and concerns are addressed, with the aim of identifying areas of consensus and areas in which further theoretical and empirical work is necessary.
Reviews / Votes
". . . a well-integrated vision of memory processes from infancy through the preschool period. In the best tradition of developmental science, the chapters connect this developmental work in a meaningful way with the literature on adult memory, and they provide a substantive treatment of individual differences." --John Colombo, Professor of Psychology and Associate Director of Cognitive Neuroscience, Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, University ofKansas
". . . By providing a venue for the discussion of findings, methods, underlying assumptions, points of agreement and disagreement, and gaps in our understanding, Oakes and Bauer have produced a book that not only defines what we know about early memory and its development, but also articulates how we have come to know it and what we still need to know. This is an exceptional volume, one that should be required reading for anyone interested in memory and
cognitive development." -- Peter A. Ornstein, F. Stuart Chapin Professor of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"This is an impressive survey of progress in understanding memory development in the first few years of life. The strong focus throughout the book on change mechanisms, both neural and behavioral, is especially praiseworthy." --Robert Siegler, Teresa Heinz Professor of Cognitive Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University
"This is an outstanding collection that goes beyond the usual limitations of edited volumes." --Philip David Zelazo, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto
". . . a well-integrated vision of memory processes from infancy through the preschool period. In the best tradition of developmental science, the chapters connect this developmental work in a meaningful way with the literature on adult memory, and they provide a substantive treatment of individual differences." --John Colombo, Professor of Psychology and Associate Director of Cognitive Neuroscience, Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, University of
Kansas
". . . By providing a venue for the discussion of findings, methods, underlying assumptions, points of agreement and disagreement, and gaps in our understanding, Oakes and Bauer have produced a book that not only defines what we know about early memory and its development, but also articulates how we have come to know it and what we still need to know. This is an exceptional volume, one that should be required reading for anyone interested in memory and
cognitive development." -- Peter A. Ornstein, F. Stuart Chapin Professor of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"This is an impressive survey of progress in understanding memory development in the first few years of life. The strong focus throughout the book on change mechanisms, both neural and behavioral, is especially praiseworthy." --Robert Siegler, Teresa Heinz Professor of Cognitive Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University
"This is an outstanding collection that goes beyond the usual limitations of edited volumes." --Philip David Zelazo, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
2 pp colour plates, 4 black & white photographs, tables and line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 157 mm
Width: 236 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
635 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-518229-3 (9780195182293)
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Content
PART I. SHORT-TERM OR WORKING MEMORY IN INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD ; 1. Working Memory in Infants and Toddlers ; 2. Individual Differences in the Development of Working Memory During Infancy ; 3. Continuity of Format and Computation in Short-Term Memory Development ; 4. Commentary: Things to Remember: Limits, Codes, and the Development of Object Working Memory in the First Year ; 5. Commentary: To Have and Have Not: What Can Infants Tell Us About Working Memory Development? ; PART II. LONG-TERM MEMORY IN INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD ; 6. Developmental Aspects of Visual Recognition Memory in Infancy ; 7. Neural Mechanisms of Attention and Memory in Preferential-Looking Tasks ; 8. Infant Memory Development: New Questions, New Answers ; 9. In the Language of Multiple Memory Systems, Defining and Describing Developments in Long-Term Explicit Memory ; 10. Commentary: How Do We Remember? Let Me Count the Ways ; 11. Commentary: To Have and Have Not: What Do We Mean When We Talk About Long-Term Memory Development?