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Babies get a kick out of serial memories

Infants as young as 3 months old can learn and remember the order of mobiles viewed one after the other, a finding that contradicts previous studies on serially presented lists.

References:

Gulya, M., C. Rovee-Collier, et al. 1998. Memory processing of a serial list by young infants. Psychological Science 9(July):303.

Further Readings:

Bauer, P.J. 1996. What do infants recall of their lives? American Psychologist 51(January):29.

Bower, B. 1992. Infant memory shows the power of place. Science News 141(April 18):244 .

Sources:

Carolyn Rovee-Collier
Rutgers University
Department of Psychology
Busch Campus
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Herbert S. Terrace
Columbia University
406 Schermerhorn Hall
New York, NY 10027

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