Episodic memory binds the diverse elements of an event into a coherent representation. This coherence allows for the reconstruction of different aspects of an experience when triggered by a cue related to a past event—a process of pattern completion. Previous work has shown that such holistic recollection is evident in young adults, as revealed by dependency in retrieval success for various associations from the same event. In addition, episodic memory shows clear quantitative increases during early childhood. However, the ontogeny of holistic recollection is uncharted. Using dependency analyses, we found here that 4-year-olds (n = 32), 6-year-olds (n = 30), and young adults (n = 31) all retrieved complex events in a holistic manner; specifically, retrieval accuracy for one aspect of an event predicted accuracy for other aspects of the same event. However, the degree of holistic retrieval increased from the age 4 to adulthood. Thus, extended refinement of multiway binding may be one aspect of episodic memory development.

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整体情景回忆的发展

情景记忆将一个事件的不同元素结合成一个连贯的表示。当与过去事件相关的线索触发时，这种连贯性允许重建体验的不同方面 - 一个模式完成的过程。以前的工作表明，这种整体回忆在年轻人中很明显，正如对同一事件的各种关联的检索成功的依赖性所揭示的那样。此外，情节记忆在儿童早期表现出明显的数量增长。然而，整体回忆的个体发育是未知的。使用依赖性分析，我们发现 4 岁儿童 (n = 32)、6 岁儿童 (n = 30) 和年轻人 (n = 31) 都以整体方式检索复杂事件；具体而言，事件某一方面的检索准确度预测了同一事件其他方面的准确度。然而，整体检索的程度从 4 岁到成年期有所增加。因此，多路绑定的扩展细化可能是情节记忆发展的一个方面。