Infant. Memoryu
memory in children
Memory strategies
100

This technique uses a baby kicking to move a mobile to test memory.


What is conjugate reinforcement?

100

This type of memory improves dramatically in childhood.


 What is working memory?

100

This keeps info in working memory but isn’t very effective.

 What is rehearsal

200

Infants can recognize their mother’s voice from here.


What is the womb?

200

2-year-olds remember about this many numbers.


What is 2 numbers?

200

Kids don’t naturally use this strategy until about age 7.

What is rehearsal?

300

Infants as young as this age can recognize their mother visually.

 What is 3 days old?

300

By this age, children almost match college students in memory span.


What is 11–12 years old?

300

This strategy involves grouping information to remember better.

What is organization?

400

This improves infant memory: spaced vs. massed learning.


What is the spacing effect?

400

Children are good at this but struggle with 

: What is recognition memory?

400

Younger children struggle with this strategy.

 What is organization?

500

This is how researchers measure infant memory using looking time.


: What is preferential looking?

500

This is when children fail to use helpful memory strategies.

What is utilization deficiency?

500

This type of activity improves memory and is goal-oriented.

 What are memory strategies?