Sources of Interference in Memory Across Development

H Yim; AF Osth; VM Sloutsky; SJ Dennis

Journal article

Sources of Interference in Memory Across Development

H Yim, AF Osth, VM Sloutsky, SJ Dennis

Psychological Science | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC | Published : 2022

DOI: 10.1177/09567976211073131

Abstract

Episodic memory involves remembering not only what happened but also where and when the event happened. This multicomponent nature introduces different sources of interference that stem from previous experience. However, it is unclear how the contributions of these sources change across development and what might cause the changes. To address these questions, we tested 4- to 5-year-olds (n = 103), 7- to 8-year-olds (n = 82), and adults (n = 70) using item- and source-recognition memory tasks with various manipulations (i.e., list length, list strength, word frequency), and we decomposed sources of interference using a computational model. We found that interference stemming from other items ..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This research was supported by the research fund of Hanyang University (Grant No. HY-202100000001012), by a National Research Foundation of Korea grant funded by the Korean government to H. Yim (Ministry of Science and ICT Grant No. 2018R1A5A7059549), by the Australian Research Council's funding scheme to S. J. Dennis and V. M. Sloutsky (Grant No. DP150100272), by two National Institutes of Health grants to V. M. Sloutsky (Grant No. R01HD078545 and Grant No. P01HD080679), and by an ARC Award to A. F. Osth (Grant No. DE170100106).