Children’s Generalization Tied to Memory, Age, Abstractness

Subject of Research: Technology and Engineering

Article Title: Children’s Generalization Tied to Memory, Age, Abstractness

Article References: Karjack, S., Newcombe, N. S., & Ngo, C. T. (2025). The dependence of children’s generalization on episodic memory varies with age and level of abstraction. Nature Communications, 16(1), Article 8894. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63934-w

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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63934-w

Keywords: abstraction in childhood learning, age-related cognitive differences, child psychology research, childhood memory and abstraction, children's generalization, cognitive development in children, educational implications of memory, effects of age on memory, episodic memory development, learning and generalization, memory influences on learning, neurodevelopmental studies