Memory Development from Early Childhood Through Emerging Adulthood

Wolfgang Schneider is currently Professor of Psychology at the Department of Psychology, University of Würzburg, Germany. He received his Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Heidelberg in 1979. His research interests include the development of memory and metacognition, giftedness and expertise, the development of reading and spelling as well as the prevention of reading and math difficulties. He was Vice President and President of the German Psychological Society (2000-2004) and also Vice President of the University of Würzburg (2004-2009). He is author and (co-) editor of about 40 books, including the volume co-authored with Michael Pressley on Memory Development between Two and Twenty and (co-) authored about 350 journal articles and book chapters. Professor Schneider is currently President of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD).

• ​Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. A brief history of memorydevelopment research.- Chapter 3. The development of implicitmemory.- Chapter 4. Memory development duringthe infant and toddler years.- Chapter 5. The development of event andautobiographical memory in childhood and adolescence.- Chapter 6. Basic memory capacities andmechanisms.- Chapter 7. The development of strategicmemory.- Chapter 8. Memory and knowledgedevelopment.- Chapter 9. The impact of culture andeducational context on memory development.- Chapter 10. Memory development frombehavioral, neuropsychological, and evolutionary perspectives: A comparison ofdifferent explanatory models​.

"The book provides an important discussion on the interaction of implicit and explicit memory. ... it is unquestionably an excellent resource for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners. ... the book provides an excellent review of the development of memory while noting important debates and controversies within the field. ... Anyone planning to teach a course in memory development will want to give this book very serious consideration." (Stephen J. Ceci, Kayla A. Burd and Karen Ojeda, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 60 (33), August, 2015)