Developmental differences in relations between parent-reported executive function and unitized and non-unitized memory representations during childhood.

ABSTRACT: Previous research has documented an association between executive functioning (EF) and memory for bound details. However, it is unknown if this relation varies as a function of the type of bound information (i.e., unitized versus non-unitized) and whether this association changes as a function of age during childhood, when both EF and memory undergo rapid development. The current study sought to address these gaps by examining whether relations between parent-reported EF differed for unitized versus non-unitized memory representations and if these relations differed between children who were 4, 6, or 8 years of age. Results revealed that EF was selectively associated with non-unitized associative memory in 8-year-old children; no significant relations between EF and either memory condition

SUBMITTER: Blankenship SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4541290 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature