Memory Development or the Development of Memory?

TitleMemory Development or the Development of Memory?
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2001
AuthorsPeter A. Ornstein, Catherine A. Haden
JournalCurrent Directions in Psychological Science
Volume10
Issue6
Pagination202-205
ISSN0963-7214
Abstract

For 30 years, the question "What is memory development the development of?" has guided research on children's memory. As theories and research paradigms have evolved over this period, so too has knowledge of the surprising mnemonic competence of young children and of age-related differences in memory performance. Nevertheless, there are serious limits to current understanding of the development of memory. Indeed, there have been few investigations of changes over time in the memory skills of individual children, and researchers have yet to shed much light on the more difficult question of "What are the forces that propel the development of skilled remembering?" From our perspective, the answer to this question will require movement toward longitudinal research designs that illuminate the mechanisms that bring about developmental change.

URLhttp://www.jstor.org/stable/20182743