TY - JOUR
T1 - Dissociations between implicit and explicit memory in children: The role of strategic processing and the knowledge base
AU - Murphy, Kristina (Tina)
AU - McKone, Elinor
AU - Slee, Judith
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - A review of the literature shows that explicit memory develops substantially from three years of age to adulthood, while implicit memory remains stable across this age range. Previously, this developmental dissociation has been attributed to different memory systems, or to confounds with perceptual vs. conceptual processing. Prompted by an alternative developmental framework, the experiments reported here provide evidence against both interpretations. Instead, it will be argued that (a) the implicit-explicit developmental dissociation reflects differences in strategic processing (strategy use and metamemory) across childhood and (b) that implicit memory can show development if a child's knowledge base in the tested domain is developing with age.
AB - A review of the literature shows that explicit memory develops substantially from three years of age to adulthood, while implicit memory remains stable across this age range. Previously, this developmental dissociation has been attributed to different memory systems, or to confounds with perceptual vs. conceptual processing. Prompted by an alternative developmental framework, the experiments reported here provide evidence against both interpretations. Instead, it will be argued that (a) the implicit-explicit developmental dissociation reflects differences in strategic processing (strategy use and metamemory) across childhood and (b) that implicit memory can show development if a child's knowledge base in the tested domain is developing with age.
U2 - 10.1016/S0022-0965(03)00002-X
DO - 10.1016/S0022-0965(03)00002-X
M3 - Article
SN - 0022-0965
VL - 84
SP - 124
EP - 165
JO - Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
JF - Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
ER -