Illusory recollection in older adults and younger adults under divided attention.

Full Abstract

The authors investigated the effect of divided attention, study-list repetition, and age on recollection and familiarity. Older and younger adults under full attention and younger adults under divided attention at study viewed word lists highly associated with a single unstudied word (critical lure) once or three times, and subsequently performed a remember-know recognition test. Younger adults made fewer false remember responses to critical lures from repeated study lists, whereas younger adults under divided attention and older adults both showed an increase with repetition. Findings suggest older adults' susceptibility to illusory memories is related to a deficit in available attention during encoding.

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Author/s: Skinner, Erin I (EI); Fernandes, Myra A (MA);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. eiskinne(-atsign-)watarts.uwaterloo.ca

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Psychology and aging (Psychol Aging), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Mar; vol 24 (issue 1) : pp 211-6

Dates: Created 2009/03/17; Completed 2009/05/11;

PMID: 19290753, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 5/11/2009, IMS Date: 11 May 2009 00:00:00)

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