Age-linked declines in retrieving orthographic knowledge: empirical, practical, and theoretical implications
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The Transmission Deficit hypothesis was developed and tested to determine the effect of aging on the retrieval of orthographic knowledge. Young, older and very old adults were asked to write down each of the words which they earlier listened to over the tape recorder. The experiment found misspellings to be correlational with aging, particularly for high-frequency words. As predicted by the Transmission Deficit hypothesis, a decline in the retrieval of orthographic knowledge can be noted as age increases, which resembles age-related declines in spoken word retrieval.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 1998
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More or less "me" in past, present, and future: perceived lifetime personality during adulthood
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A survey of 398 individuals ranging in age from 26-64 was conducted to find out whether self-perception included opinions about their past and future. Results indicated that participants perceived themselves according to three ideals, namely, exploratory stage during early adulthood, productivity during middle adulthood and complacency during the later adult stage. Older adults were slightly less idealistic than younger ones.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 1997
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