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| Influences on the efficiency of prospective memory in younger and older adults | | Author(s) | Robert West, Fergus I M Craik |
| Journal title | Psychology and Aging, vol 16, no 4, December 2001 |
| Pages | pp 682-696 |
| Keywords | Mental ageing ; Mental speed ; Mental clarity ; Age groups [elderly] ; Young adults [20-25] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The results from two experiments on age-related decline in prospective memory (PM) reveal that age-related differences in PM were not moderated by the degree of match between that nature of processing required in the ongoing activity and the defining features in the PM cue. Age-related differences in the accuracy of PM responses were primarily attributable to an increase in the number of omission errors committed by older people. Age-related differences in PM were somewhat independent of the ability to recall PM cues and intentions following task performance, and were mediated by the cognitive resources of processing, speed, inhibitory control and working memory. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020206211 A |
| Classmark | D6: DG: DF: BB: SD6: 7T |
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