Longitudinal predictors of self-derivation through memory integration-A mechanism of knowledge accumulation.

Autor: Bauer PJ; Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. Electronic address: pjbauer@emory.edu., Lee KA; Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA., Dugan JA; Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA; Psychological Sciences, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR 97361, USA., Cronin-Golomb LM; Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of experimental child psychology [J Exp Child Psychol] 2025 Feb; Vol. 250, pp. 106120. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 12.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2024.106120
Abstrakt: Knowledge accumulates through direct instruction and as a consequence of productive memory processes. We report a longitudinal investigation of correlates of the specific productive process of self-derivation through memory integration, targeted because it is a compelling model of accumulation of semantic information. We sampled 148 children aged 8 to 12 years at enrollment. At each of two waves 1 year apart, children were tested on self-derivation through integration and on a battery of potential predictors thereof: cognitive abilities (recall of directly taught facts, verbal comprehension, visualization, visual-auditory learning, and working memory), educational experiences, and family socioeconomic status. Age-related variability was eclipsed by relatively stable individual variability. In both concurrent and longitudinal models, the only significant predictor of self-derivation was recall of directly taught facts. Together with prior research, the results suggest that self-derivation of new knowledge through integration is an individual trait not subsumed by general verbal and spatial skills.
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