Perceptual learning and age

A prison population, consisting of a "Young" (20-34 years of age), "Middle Maturity" (35-49), and "Old" (50-70) group were subjected to perceptual learning tasks under experimental conditions. Conclusions: "Decline [is] most apparent in learning requiring new assoc...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Consulting Psychology 1953-06, Vol.17 (3), p.222-224
Main Author: Hanes, Bernard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Humans
Learning
Old Medline
Older Adulthood
Perceptual Learning
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:A prison population, consisting of a "Young" (20-34 years of age), "Middle Maturity" (35-49), and "Old" (50-70) group were subjected to perceptual learning tasks under experimental conditions. Conclusions: "Decline [is] most apparent in learning requiring new associations, rather than learning which demands a reorganization of previously formed habit patterns. No evidence for any relationship between kinds of material and decline was found; but rather a consistent relationship between age and performance was discovered. The younger person performs better but experiences approximately the same difficulty with the various types of materials as the older person."
ISSN:0095-8891
0022-006X
1946-1887
1939-2117
DOI:10.1037/h0056541