Indexing Early Visual Memory Durability in Infancy. Issue 2 (17th August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sanders, Andrew J.; Johnson, Scott P.
• Is Part Of: Child development. Volume 92:Issue 2(2021)
• Page Start: e221
• Page End: e235
• Publication Date: 2020-08-17
• Subjects: Child development -- Periodicals; Child psychology -- Periodicals; Child Development -- Periodicals; Child Development; Pediatrics -- Periodicals; Pedicatrics; 305.231
• DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13450
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0009-3920

Abstract

Abstract : The goal was to examine the scope and development of early visual memory durability. We investigated individual‐ and age‐related differences across three unique tasks in 6‐ to 12‐month‐olds ( M age = 8.87, N = 49) by examining the effect of increased delay on memory performance. Results suggest longer‐term memory processes are quantifiable by 8 months using a modified Change Detection paradigm and spatial‐attention cueing processes are quantifiable by 10 months using a modified Delayed Response paradigm, utilizing 500–1, 250 ms delays. Performance improved from 6 to 12 months and longer delays impaired performance. We found no evidence for success on the Delayed Match Retrieval task at any age. These outcomes help inform our understanding of infant visual memory durability and its emergence throughout early development.