Ebook: Memory Development Between 2 and 20

For some time now, the study of cognitive development has been far and away the most active discipline within developmental psychology. Although there would be much disagreement as to the exact proportion of papers published in developmental journals that could be considered cognitive, 50% seems like a conservative estimate. Hence, a series of scholarly books devoted to work in cognitive development is espe­ cially appropriate at this time The Springer Series in Cognitive Development contains two basic types of books, namely, edited collections of original chapters by several authors, and original volumes written by one author or a small group of authors. The flagship for the Springer Series is a serial publication of the "advances" type, carrying the subtitle Progress in Cognitive Development Research. Each volume in the Progress sequence is strongly thematic, in that it is limited to some well-defined domain of cognitive­ developmental research (e. g. , logical and mathematical development, development of learning). All Progress volumes will be edited collections. Editors of such collec­ tions, upon consulting with the Series Editor, may elect to have their books pub­ lished either as contributions to the Progress sequence or as separate volumes. All books written by one author or a small group of authors are being published as separate volumes within the series. A fairly broad definition of cognitive development is being used in the selection of books for this series.

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This book surveys the major issues in memory development between the ages of 2 and 20. It provides coverage of the most important advances in understanding memory development, beginning with work at the turn of the century by German experimental psychologists and moving to the perspectives motivating research in the 1980's. The review details the ways in which short-term memory, strategy use, metamemory, and nonstrategic knowledge combine to determine memory. Memory Development Between 2 and 20 provides a concise, critical, and readable summary of the burgeoning research on children's memory.