TY  - GEN
A1  - Kliegl, Reinhold
A1  - Smith, Jacqui
A1  - Baltes, Paul B.
T1  - On the locus and process of magnification of age differences during mnemonic training
N2  - The focus of this study was on developmental reserve capacity in old age as revealed by testing-thelimits. We examined (a) the time course of training-related magnification of age differences in serial word recall and (b) predictability of training gains by pretest individual differences in cognitive abilities. In 20 sessions, young (n = 18) and old (n = 19) adults were taught to recall lists of 30 words using the Method of Loci. Age differences were magnified early in practice at long presentation times (20 s and 15 s per word) and later at 5 s per word. Regression of posttraining scores on various pretraining abilities revealed significant effects of digit symbol substitution. Also, consistent with the assumption of age-related decline in developmental reserve capacity, the unique variance in serial word recall associated with age group became more salient as the training unfolded.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - paper 155 
Y1  - 2009
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/3855
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-40336
ER  -