Effect of Environmental Support on Implicit and Explicit Memory in Younger and Older Adults
Document Type
Article - Merrimack Access Only
Publication Title
Psychology and Aging
Publisher
American Psychological Association
Publication Date
12-1992
Abstract/ Summary
Addressed (1) whether there are age differences on an implicit word-stem-completion task and (2) whether age differences on both implicit and explicit memory would decrease with increased environmental support. A total of 287 Ss were presented with words in an incidental learning task with structural or semantic processing. Following 2 filler tasks, Ss received an implicit or an explicit word-stem-completion task. The number of letters in the stem varied from 2 to 4. Results yielded an Age × Memory Task dissociation such that there were large age differences on the explicit task and no age difference on the implicit task, regardless of whether Ss aware of the memory test were included or excluded. There was no evidence that environmental support improved older adults' performance more than that of younger adults on either memory task.
Repository Citation
Park, D. C.,
&
Shaw, R. J.
(1992). Effect of Environmental Support on Implicit and Explicit Memory in Younger and Older Adults. Psychology and Aging, 7(4), 632-642.
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