Adult age differences in recognition memory and frequency judgments for planned versus performed activities. Kausler, D. H., Lichty, W., & Freund, J. S. Developmental Psychology, 21(4):647–654, July, 1985. Publisher: American Psychological Association
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24 young (18.25–27.92 yrs old) and 24 elderly (62.75–80.42 yrs old) adults received a series of tasks (e.g., card sorting, arithmetic) that were planned for performance and subsequently performed with varying frequencies under intentional- and incidental-memory conditions to investigate age differences in active memory. Following the series of tasks, Ss estimated the frequencies with which task activities had been both performed and planned. Recognition-memory scores derived from performance-judgment scores revealed a significant age deficit in Ss' identification of those activities that had been performed earlier. However, memory was unaffected by intentionality at each age level. Results imply a modest age deficit for encoding rehearsal-independent, episodic events, but no age differences were found for reality monitoring: Elderly Ss were as proficient as young Ss in discriminating between planning and performance of an activity in terms of absolute frequency-judgment scores. (15 ref) (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
@article{kausler_adult_1985,
	title = {Adult age differences in recognition memory and frequency judgments for planned versus performed activities},
	volume = {21},
	issn = {0012-1649},
	url = {https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,uid&db=psyh&AN=1985-30442-001&site=ehost-live},
	doi = {10.1037/0012-1649.21.4.647},
	abstract = {24 young (18.25–27.92 yrs old) and 24 elderly (62.75–80.42 yrs old) adults received a series of tasks (e.g., card sorting, arithmetic) that were planned for performance and subsequently performed with varying frequencies under intentional- and incidental-memory conditions to investigate age differences in active memory. Following the series of tasks, Ss estimated the frequencies with which task activities had been both performed and planned. Recognition-memory scores derived from performance-judgment scores revealed a significant age deficit in Ss' identification of those activities that had been performed earlier. However, memory was unaffected by intentionality at each age level. Results imply a modest age deficit for encoding rehearsal-independent, episodic events, but no age differences were found for reality monitoring: Elderly Ss were as proficient as young Ss in discriminating between planning and performance of an activity in terms of absolute frequency-judgment scores. (15 ref) (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)},
	number = {4},
	journal = {Developmental Psychology},
	author = {Kausler, Donald H. and Lichty, Wemara and Freund, Joel S.},
	month = jul,
	year = {1985},
	note = {Publisher: American Psychological Association},
	keywords = {18.3–27.9 vs 62.7–80.4 yr olds, Age Differences, Human Information Storage, Memory, Recognition (Learning), memory \& frequency judgments for planned vs performed tasks},
	pages = {647--654},
}

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