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Overview

Christopher Jarrold is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Neuroscience, with a particular focus on Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Education.

Their work encompasses a variety of topics, including Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Child and Animal Learning Development, Behavioral and Psychological Studies, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, Cognitive Abilities and Testing, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Jarrold has published extensively in several academic venues. The most frequent publication platforms include:

  • Developmental Psychology Forum
  • Psychology Archives
  • Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
  • Developmental Science
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Their recent papers reflect the breadth of their research interests. These include:

  • "Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder traits are a more important predictor of internalising problems than autistic traits" (2023, Scientific Reports)
  • "Multilab Direct Replication of Flavell, Beach, and Chinsky (1966): Spontaneous Verbal Rehearsal in a Memory Task as a Function of Age" (2021, Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science)
  • "Investigating the underlying mechanisms of the enactment effect: The role of action-object bindings in aiding immediate memory performance" (2021, Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology)
  • "Cross-sectional and longitudinal assessment of cognitive development in Williams syndrome" (2023, Developmental Science)
  • "Prior task experience increases 5-year-old children's use of proactive control: Behavioral and pupillometric evidence" (2021, Developmental Science)

Frequent collaborators in Jarrold's research include Meg Attwood, Punit Shah, Kaichi Yanaoka, Satoru Saito, and Zoe E. Reed. These coauthors have contributed to multiple projects alongside Jarrold, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Variation in working memory

    Andrew R. A. Conway;Christopher Jarrold;Michael J. Kane;Akira Miyake

  • The complexities of complex span: Explaining individual differences in working memory in children and adults.

    Donna M. Bayliss;Christopher Jarrold;Deborah M. Gunn;Alan D. Baddeley

  • Using developmental trajectories to understand developmental disorders.

    Michael S. C. Thomas;Dagmara Annaz;Daniel Ansari;Gaia Scerif

  • Modeling working memory: An interference model of complex span

    Klaus Oberauer;Stephan Lewandowsky;Simon Farrell;Christopher R Jarrold

  • Genetically dissociated components of working memory: evidence from Down's and Williams syndrome.

    Christopher R Jarrold;AD Baddeley;AK Hewes

  • Working Memory in Children with Autism and with Moderate Learning Difficulties

    James Russell;Christopher Jarrold;Lucy Henry

  • Individual differences in working memory

    Christopher R Jarrold;JN Towse

  • What limits working memory capacity

    Klaus Oberauer;Simon Farrell;Christopher R Jarrold;Stephan Lewandowsky

  • Short-term Memory for Verbal and Visuospatial Information in Down's Syndrome.

    Christopher Jarrold;Alan D. Baddeley

  • Verbal short-term memory deficits in Down syndrome: a consequence of problems in rehearsal?

    Christopher Jarrold;Alan D. Baddeley;Alexa K. Hewes

  • Linking theory of mind and central coherence bias in autism and in the general population.

    Christopher Jarrold;David W. Butler;Emily M. Cottington;Flora Jimenez

  • Mapping the developmental constraints on working memory span performance.

    Donna M. Bayliss;Christopher Jarrold;Alan D. Baddeley;Deborah M. Gunn

  • Symbolic Play in Autism: A Review.

    Christopher Jarrold;Jill Boucher;Peter Smith

  • To match or not to match? Methodological issues in autism-related research.

    Christopher Jarrold;Jon Brock

  • Two Intact Executive Capacities in Children with Autism: Implications for the Core Executive Dysfunctions in the Disorder

    James Russell;Christopher Jarrold;Bruce Hood

  • Generativity deficits in pretend play in autism

    Christopher Jarrold;Jill Boucher;Peter K. Smith

  • A Review of Research into Pretend Play in Autism

    Christopher R Jarrold

  • Verbal short-term memory in Down syndrome: a problem of memory, audition, or speech?

    Christopher Jarrold;Alan D. Baddeley;Caroline E. Phillips

  • Verbal and Nonverbal Abilities in the Williams Syndrome Phenotype: Evidence for Diverging Developmental Trajectories

    Christopher Jarrold;Alan D. Baddeley;Alexa K. Hewes

  • Working Memory and Down Syndrome.

    A Baddeley;C Jarrold

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan D. Baddeley
Alan D. Baddeley University of York
Marcus R. Munafò
Marcus R. Munafò University of Bath
Ian S. Penton-Voak
Ian S. Penton-Voak University of Bristol
Jill Boucher
Jill Boucher City, University of London
Klaus Oberauer
Klaus Oberauer University of Zurich
Simon Farrell
Simon Farrell University of Western Australia
Francesca Happé
Francesca Happé King's College London
Annette Karmiloff-Smith
Annette Karmiloff-Smith Birkbeck, University of London
Deborah M. Riby
Deborah M. Riby Durham University
Stephan Lewandowsky
Stephan Lewandowsky University of Bristol

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