The fate of early memories : developmental science and the retention of childhood experiences /

This book examines how early experiences, at least traumatic ones, can exert their influence on later adult behavior and do exist in memory regardless of whether they can be recalled. This hypothesis is examined in light of current evidence. In this sense, this book is not so much about the acquisit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Howe, Mark L.
Corporate Author:	American Psychological Association
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Ass, [2000]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Early memories. Memory in children. Memory. Child Development. Child. Retention (Psychology) Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Overview of developments in systems related to early memory
Memory development from birth to 2 years of age
Memory development during the preschool years
Long-term retention of emotional, traumatic, and other distinctive events
Development of autobiographical memory
Consciousness, memory, and development
Problems in the measurement of long-term retention and its development
Conclusions, specualtions, and unfinished business
Appendix: Trace integrity framework
Appendix B: Scaling and measurement issues.