short-term memory; serial order; vocabulary development; longitudinal study design
Abstract :
[en] Serial-order short-term memory (STM), as opposed to item STM, has been shown to be very consistently associated with lexical learning abilities in cross-sectional study designs. This study investigated longitudinal predictions between serial-order STM and vocabulary development. Tasks maximizing the temporary retention of either serial-order or item information were administered to kindergarten children aged 4 and 5. At age 4, age 5, and from age 4 to age 5, serial-order STM capacities, but not item STM capacities, were specifically associated with vocabulary development. Moreover, the increase of serial-order STM capacity from age 4 to age 5 predicted the increase of vocabulary knowledge over the same time period. These results support a theoretical position that assumes an important role for serial-order STM capacities in vocabulary acquisition.
Disciplines :
Theoretical & cognitive psychology
Author, co-author :
Leclercq, Anne-Lise ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cognitives > Logopédie clinique
Majerus, Steve ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cognitives > Psychopathologie cognitive
Language :
English
Title :
Serial-order short-term memory predicts vocabulary development: Evidence from a longitudinal study
Publication date :
2010
Journal title :
Developmental Psychology
ISSN :
0012-1649
eISSN :
1939-0599
Publisher :
American Psychological Association, Washington, United States - District of Columbia
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