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The effect of multiple reminders on long-term retention in human infants.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2272404     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The present series of experiments compared the effects of single- and multiple-reminder procedures on the long-term memory of 3-month-old human infants. Subjects were trained in the mobile conjugate reinforcement paradigm, and the reminder treatment was a brief, noncontingent exposure to the moving mobile. In Experiment 1, independent groups received one or two reminder treatments during the 3 weeks following the conclusion of training. Independent groups were tested 1, 3, 7, 14, or 22 days following the last (or only) reminder (i.e., 21-42 days after the end of training). Although retention was equivalent 1 day after one or two reminder treatments, subsequent retention was significantly prolonged by the second reminder treatment: infants receiving a single reminder treatment demonstrated no evidence of retention 7 days after the reminder, but infants receiving two reminder treatments demonstrated perfect retention as long as 14 days later. In Experiment 2, retention was observed 14 days after two reminder treatments irrespective of whether the treatments were presented during the first and second or the third and fourth weeks following the conclusion of training. In Experiment 3, the effect of three reminder treatments on retention was examined. Although retention was excellent when infants were tested 1 day after the third reminder, retention after longer intervals was no better than that observed after a single reminder treatment.
Authors:
H Hayne
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Developmental psychobiology     Volume:  23     ISSN:  0012-1630     ISO Abbreviation:  Dev Psychobiol     Publication Date:  1990 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-02-28     Completed Date:  1991-02-28     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0164074     Medline TA:  Dev Psychobiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  453-77     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Arousal
Attention*
Child Psychology*
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Mental Recall*
Motivation
Pattern Recognition, Visual
Psychomotor Performance
Retention (Psychology)*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
MH-32307/MH/NIMH NIH HHS

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