Cognitive mediation of adult age differences in language performance
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Analysis of the performance of young and old adults in language processing tests, measures of working memory, inhibitory efficiency and processing ability shows that age differences in processing speed and inhibitory efficiency mediated variations in language performance. In addition, controlling the speed and inhibition differences led to unreliability in evaluating language performance. Each measure substantially predicted language performance and its attenuated variance.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 1995
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Social perceptions of failures in memory monitoring
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An investigation is conducted to examine the effect of repetitious verbal behavior in generating negative stereotypes relating to memory, age and competence. It is seen that conversational behavior may impact negative perceptions which are age-related, in addition to other external cues such as facial features.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 2001
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Perceptions of an old female eyewitness: is the older eyewitness believable?
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An investigation is conducted into the effect of age stereotyping on believability as an eyewitness. It is seen that negative impressions which relate old age with incompetence may effect the credibility of eyewitnesses who are in the older age categories.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 2001
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