3842
1992
eng
postprint
0
2010-01-05
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Further testing of limits of cognitive plasticity : negative age differences in a mnemonic skill are robust
Earlier testing-the-limits research on age differences in cognitive plasticity of a memory skill was extended by 18 additional assessment and training sessions to explore whether older adults were able to catch up with additional practice and improved training conditions. The focus was on the method of loci, which requires mental imagination to encode and retrieve lists of words from memory in serial order. Of the original 37 subjects, 35 (16 young, ranging from 20 to 30 years of age, and 19 older adults, ranging from 66 to 80 years of age) participated in the follow-up study. Older adults showed sizable performance deficits when compared with young adults and tested for limits of reserve capacity. The negative age difference was substantial, resistant to extensive practice, and applied to all subjects studied. The primary origin for this negative age difference may be a loss in the production and use of mental imagination for operations of the mind.
urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-40373
4037
Developmental Psychology 28 (1992) 1, S. 121-125, ISSN 1939-0599, DOI 10.1037/0012-1649.28.1.121
<hr>The original publication is within the university network available at web.ebscohost.com:
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Developmental Psychology</a>. - 28 (1992) Issue 1, p. 121-125<br>
ISSN 1939-0599<br>
DOI <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0012-1649.28.1.121"> 10.1037/0012-1649.28.1.121</a>
egger@...
Keine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz
Paul B. Baltes
Reinhold Kliegl
Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe
paper 159
Psychologie
open_access
Department Psychologie
Institut für Psychologie
Universität Potsdam
https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/files/3842/kliegl_1992_1.pdf
3861
1992
eng
postprint
0
2010-01-05
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Professional expertise does not eliminate age differences in imagery-based memory performance during adulthood
Using a testing-the-limits paradigm, the authors investigated the modulation (attenuation) o f negative adult age differences in imagery-based memory performance as a function of professional expertise. Six older graphic designers, 6 normal older adults, 6 younger graphic design students, and 6 normal younger students participated in a 19-session program with a cued-recall variant of the Method of Loci. Older graphic designers attained higher levels o f mnemonic performance than normal older adults but were not able to reach younger adults' level of performance; a perfect separation of age groups was achieved. Spatial visualization was a good predictor of mnemonic performance. Results suggest that negative adult age differences in imagery-based memory are attenuated but not eliminated by the advantages associated with criterion-relevant ability (talent) and experience.
urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-40384
4038
Psychology and Aging 7 (1992) 4, S. 585-593, ISSN 1939-1498, DOI 10.1037/0882-7974.7.4.585
<hr>The original publication is within the university network available at web.ebscohost.com:
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Psychology and Aging</a>. - 7 (1992) Issue 4, p. 585-593<br>
ISSN 1939-1498<br>
DOI <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0882-7974.7.4.585"> 10.1037/0882-7974.7.4.585</a>
egger@...
Keine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz
Ulman Lindenberger
Reinhold Kliegl
Paul B. Bates
Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe
paper 160
Psychologie
open_access
Department Psychologie
Institut für Psychologie
Universität Potsdam
https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/files/3861/kliegl_1992_2.pdf