On the locus and process of magnification of age differences during mnemonic training
- 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.
Author details: | Reinhold KlieglORCiDGND, Jacqui Smith, Paul B. Baltes |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-40336 |
Publication series (Volume number): | Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe (paper 155) |
Publication type: | Postprint |
Language: | English |
Publication year: | 1990 |
Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Release date: | 2009/12/22 |
Source: | Developmental Psychology, 26 (1990) 6, S. 894-904, ISSN 1939-0599, DOI 10.1037/0012-1649.26.6.894 |
Organizational units: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Strukturbereich Kognitionswissenschaften / Department Psychologie |
DDC classification: | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie |
Institution name at the time of the publication: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Psychologie |
License (German): | Keine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz |
External remark: | The original publication is within the university network available at web.ebscohost.com: Developmental Psychology. - 26 (1990) Issue 6, p. 894-904 ISSN 1939-0599 DOI 10.1037/0012-1649.26.6.894 |