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| Effects of aging, message repetition, and note-taking on memory for health information | | Author(s) | Daniel G Morrow, Von O Leirer, Lisa M Carver |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 54B, no 6, November 1999 |
| Pages | pp P369-379 |
| Keywords | Memory and Reminiscence ; Cognitive processes ; Telephone. |
| Annotation | This study investigated whether repetition improves older people's memory for health appointment messages delivered by automated telephone systems. Whereas imposed repetition reduces age differences on memory (discussed in another article by the authors), this study examined the effects of optional repetition. Both older and younger participants in Experiment 1 chose to repeat messages. More repetition, higher cognitive ability (working memory and processing speed), and younger age were associated with better memory for appointment information. The effect of age was eliminated when cognitive ability, but not repetition, was controlled. In Experiment 2, older and younger adults took accurate notes and also repeated messages. Both note-taking and message repetition improved memory for the messages, but did not reduce age differences. These findings suggest that older as well as younger people use presentation strategies in automated messaging systems. However, older people may not be taking full advantage of such strategies, perhaps because of age-related declines in self-initiated or metacognitive processes. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000306225 A |
| Classmark | DB: DA: UJ |
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