Memory Processes Are an Integral Component of the Information-Processing Viewpoint

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Essay

Memory processes are an integral component of the information-processing viewpoint of cognitive development. One type of memory, recall memory, has been found to improve dramatically with age. Four explanations have been offered. Name and evaluate each of these explanations.

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Definitions:

Normative Life Events

In the timing-of-events model, commonly expected life experiences that occur at customary times.

Social Clocks

Societal expectations regarding the appropriate timing for major life milestones, such as education, marriage, parenthood, and retirement.

Society's Expectations

The norms, values, and roles that a community anticipates its members to adhere to.

College Graduate

An individual who has successfully completed a program of study at a college or university and has received a degree.