Adult age differences in temporal and item memory

Article Abstract:

There were three experiments conducted, which tested whether the relationship between age differences in temporal and item memory depends on the degree to which the item memory measure relies on memory for context. The results showed that age differences in temporal memory could be eliminated after controlling for free recall but not recognition memory performance.

Memory

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Examining the locus of age effects on complex span tasks

Article Abstract:

The contributions of working memory functions and processing speed are evaluated to investigate the locus of age effects on complex span tasks. Age differences were found in measures of storage capacity, language processing speed and lower level speed

Evaluation, Short-term memory

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A quantitative model-based approach to examining aging effects on information-integration category learning

Article Abstract:

An examination of information-integration category learning in older and younger adults is presented. The learning capacities of older participants were not as good as that of younger adults, in case of both linear and nonlinear conditions.

Comparative analysis, Learning ability

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