The development of prospective memory in early childhood: Contributions of retrospective memory and executive control processes

这个研究项目考察了儿童如何发展记忆能力，以实现他们的意图，被称为前瞻性记忆。这是一种重要的认知能力，使儿童能够独立于父母和照顾者。儿童日常生活中典型的前瞻性记忆任务的例子包括记住将家庭作业还给老师或记住在骑自行车之前戴自行车头盔。有趣的是，孩子们经常忘记执行他们的意图，尽管他们能够记住并报告他们是什么。

This program of research examines how children develop the ability to remember to carry out their intentions, known as prospective memory. This is a critical cognitive ability that allows children to function independently from their parents and caregivers. Examples of prospective memory tasks typical in children's everyday life include remembering to return a homework assignment to a teacher or remembering to wear a bicycle helmet before taking a bike ride. Interestingly, children often forget to carry out their intentions despite being able to remember and report what it was they were