Timing, Instructions, and Inhibitory Control: Some Missing Factors in the Age and Memory Debate

In response to Luszcz and Bryan, we point to three omitted factors that have been found to influence the presence and size of age differences in memory tasks and that, as such, have important implications for resolving theoretical questions about aging and memory. These include: (1) age differences...

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Published in:Gerontology (Basel) 1999-11, Vol.45 (6), p.355-357
Main Authors: Hasher, Lynn, Zacks, Rose T., Rahhal, Tamara A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult. Elderly
Aging - physiology
Attention - physiology
Behavioural Science Section
Biological and medical sciences
Circadian Rhythm - physiology
Cognition - physiology
Developmental psychology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Learning - physiology
Memory - physiology
Memory Disorders - etiology
Memory Disorders - physiopathology
Middle Aged
Models, Neurological
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Time Factors
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Summary:In response to Luszcz and Bryan, we point to three omitted factors that have been found to influence the presence and size of age differences in memory tasks and that, as such, have important implications for resolving theoretical questions about aging and memory. These include: (1) age differences in circadian rhythms and testing time effects that are associated with such differences; (2) instructions that may have a particularly disruptive effect on older adults, and (3) inhibitory control differences that have an age-related impact on both estimates of working memory span and on performance in multitask studies.
ISSN:0304-324X
1423-0003
DOI:10.1159/000022121