The relationship between deferred imitation, associative memory, and communication in 14-months-old children. Behavioral and electrophysiological indices

Frontiers in Psychology

Emelie Nordqvist¹ 

关键词: deferred imitation;    infant;    memory;    event-related potentials;    associative memory;    communication;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00260

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The present study combines behavioral observations of memory (deferred imitation, DI, after a brief delay of 30 min and after a long delay of 2–3 weeks) and electrophysiological (event-related potentials, ERPs) measures of associative memory, as well as parental reports of non-verbal and verbal communication in sixteen 14-months-old children. Results show that for DI, the children remembered the stimulus after the brief but not after the long delay. There was a clear electrophysiological response indicating associative memory. Furthermore, a correlation between DI and ERP suggests that both measures of memory (DI and associative memory) tap into similar mechanisms in 14-months-old children. There was also a statistically significant relation between parental report of receptive (verbal) language and the ERP, showing an association between receptive language skills and associative memory.

【 授权许可】

CC BY