Cool Science: Memory in childhood and adults, what we know ?
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| Dr. Diana Selmeczy and Dr. Lori James, UCCS Psychology Department |
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Summary: How confident are you that you’ll remember someone’s name after meeting them once—or that you’ve studied enough for a test? These everyday judgments are examples of metamemory: our ability to think about and monitor our own memory. In this talk, UCCS cognitive psychologists Dr. Diana Selmeczy and Dr. Lori James will explore how memory and metamemory develop and change in children and in older adulthood. We will discuss how self-knowledge about memory helps children regulate learning as well as how older adults assess their learning abilities and memory failures.
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Dr. Diana Selmeczy is an Assistant Professor at University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Her research examines the development of episodic memory in children and adolescents. Dr. Selmeczy has expertise in metamemory processes and their relevance for supporting adaptive decision-making and learning strategies.
Dr. Lori James is a Professor and Chair of the Psychology Department at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Her research examines memory and language processes and how they change during healthy adult aging. Dr. James has expertise in memory, particularly focused on why words get stuck on the tips of our tongues more often as we age and why learning people's names becomes particularly challenging in older adulthood.
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