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How is episodic information retrieved from memory? According to Tulving (1976) and others (cf. Reddy & Bellezza, 1983; Watkins, 1979), the retrieval process involves the contact of a cue with event information in memory. All successful retrieval is cued. The problem for young children is that they may not use retrieval cues effectively, and so many suffer from a retrieval deficit (cf. Brainerd, Howe, Kingma, & Brainerd, 1984; Chechile & Richman, 1982; Emmerich & Ackerman, 1978). In the present chapter, I explore the nature of children’s retrieval deficit. The focus is generally on retrieval from permanent memory rather the short-term memory retrieval discussed by Dempster in Chapter 6.
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Ackerman, B.P. (1985). Children’s Retrieval Deficit. In: Brainerd, C.J., Pressley, M. (eds) Basic Processes in Memory Development. Springer Series in Cognitive Development. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9541-6_1
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