Chapter 5: Memory

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

• • Distinguish between different types of memory
  • Describe the processes involved in encoding memories
  • Reflect on your own memories, past and present, in understanding the types of things that day-to-day life requires of young children’s memory capacity
  • Explain how sociocultural mechanisms of memory development are informed by the environment and relationships young children experience
  • Address bias and assumptions around the role of memory in children’s learning by considering cross-cultural evidence