The Development of Short-term and Incidental Memory: a Cross-cultural Study
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Five age groups (CA 7-9, 10-12, 13-16,120-21,^027) of Ss were selected from two contrasting populations in Urban and Rural Yucatan, Mexico. All Urban Ss were in school, while only the two younger Rural age groups were in school--older Rural Ss had little or no schooling. The Ss were tested on a short-term and inciden-
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