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| Resource allocation in on-line reading by younger and older adults | | Author(s) | Elizabeth A L Stine-Morrow, Mary K Loveless, Lisa M Soederberg |
| Journal title | Psychology and Aging, vol 11, no 3, September 1996 |
| Pages | pp 475-486 |
| Keywords | Memory and Reminiscence ; Mental speed ; Age groups [elderly] ; Young adults [20-25]. |
| Annotation | Younger and older adults read a series of passages for immediate recall by self-pacing the presentation sector-by-sector on a computer screen. Regression analysis of sector reading times (RT) was used to estimate the time allocated by individuals to word level (i.e. syllable length and mean word frequency), text level (i.e. number of new propositions, concepts introduced, and depth), and discourse level features. Age differences were found in the pattern of reading time allocation that engendered high levels of recall. Specifically, younger adults who achieved high recall were more responsive to word frequency and the introduction of new concepts. By contrast, high recall among the old was related to a greater degree of on-line contextual facilitation. These data suggest there is an age difference in how the allocation of resources at encoding optimises subsequent memory performance. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971120213 A |
| Classmark | DB: DG: BB: SD6 |
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