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Infants of 5–6 months of age were tested for recognition of briefly presented photographs of faces. The interaction typically obtained with adults, a beneficial effect on retention due to the temporal spacing of study, was obtained with these infants. The results suggest that the distribution effect reflects a fundamental and automatic process of human memory.
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This research was supported by Grant A0267 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
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Cornell, E.H. Distributed study facilitates infants’ delayed recognition memory. Memory & Cognition 8, 539–542 (1980). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03213773
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