Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

4-25-2025

Keywords

adulthood, chunking, development, memory, lifespan development, memory systems, working memory

Disciplines

Developmental Psychology

Abstract

Human memory shows amazing changes across infancy, childhood, and even through adulthood. But there are many different kinds of memory—each performing a specific function—and these different types show different patterns of change across the lifespan. Both age of onset and improvement rate can differ across memory systems. However, most types of memory show an “inverted U” pattern of development, with individuals showing low performance levels in the early years, increasing levels through young adulthood, and then lower levels again in middle age and old age

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