What are scripts? How do they contribute to young children's memory development?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Like adults, young children remember familiar, repeated events in terms of scripts—general descriptions of what occurs and when it occurs in a particular situation. Young children's scripts begin as a structure of main acts. Although first scripts contain only a few acts, as long as events in a situation take place in logical order, they are almost always recalled in correct sequence. With age, scripts become more spontaneous and elaborate. Scripts help children organize, interpret, and predict everyday experiences. Once formed, they can be used to predict what will happen on similar occasions in the future. Children rely on scripts to assist recall when listening to and telling stories. They also act out scripts in make-believe play as they pretend to put the baby to bed, go on a trip, or play school. And scripts support children's earliest efforts at planning by helping them represent sequences of actions that lead to desired goals.
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