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Studies of short-term memory for non-verbal material with young children have yielded results qualitatively different from similar studies with adults. Introduction of labels, however, makes the children’s performance very nearly like that of adults.
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1. This research was supported in part by funds from the Cooperative Research Program, U. S. Office of Education.
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Bernbach, H.A. The effect of labels on short-term memory for colors with nursery school children. Psychon Sci 7, 149–150 (1967). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03328509
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