Transflex

Selective memory strategies are procedures voluntarily used by preschoolers to improve recall performances in spatial recall tasks. Much is known about the production of these strategies and their efficiency in a recall task, but their transfer to slightly different tasks have been less studied. Based on previous work on transfer and executive function, this project aims to evaluate the effect of categorical changes on the efficiency of transferred strategies. By manipulating the number and type of intra- and cross-category changes, we vary the amount of cognitive flexibility required in the transfer task. Repeating the same items, though in different locations, allows us to investigate the occurrence of proactive interference and its links with the transfer of selective memory strategies.