The effects of age and cue-action reminders on event-based prospective memory performance in preschoolers
The effects of age and cue-action reminders on event-based prospective memory performance in preschoolers
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DOI：
10.1016/j.cogdev.2006.08.003
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Jaeger, Theodor
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作者：
Kliegel, Matthias;Jaeger, Theodor
本研究调查了五个年龄组的学龄前儿童（即 2 岁、3 岁、4 岁、5 岁和 6 岁）的基于事件的前瞻性记忆。应用实验室控制的前瞻性记忆程序，数据显示，基于事件的前瞻性记忆表现在学龄前阶段（至少在 3 至 6 岁之间）有所改善。然而，我们的研究结果并没有证实早期的猜测，即两岁的孩子可能已经获得了可靠的技能来独立实现未来的意图。相比之下，三岁的孩子就首次出现了未来记忆能力的迹象。本研究还表明，年仅 3 岁的儿童就可以使用提示动作提醒形式的外部记忆辅助工具来提高他们基于事件的前瞻性记忆。最后，研究结果表明，父母或照顾者可以充分估计学龄前儿童的前瞻性记忆能力，正如通过应用前瞻性和回顾性记忆问卷 (PRMQ) 的修改版本所显示的那样。 (C) 2006 Elsevier Inc. 保留所有权利。
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). (C) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.