Effects of organization and working memory on age differences in memory for scene information

We examined the effects of organization and working memory on young and older adults' scene memory. Subjects discriminated transformed pictures from unchanged study items in organized or unorganized scenes. Memory was tested independently for two types of scene transformations: (a) relocations...

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Published in:Experimental aging research 1993-10, Vol.19 (4), p.321-332
Main Authors: Frieske, David A., Park, Denise C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adult. Elderly
Aged
Aging - physiology
Analysis of Variance
Biological and medical sciences
Developmental psychology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Male
Memory - physiology
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Pattern Recognition, Visual - physiology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Regression Analysis
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Summary:We examined the effects of organization and working memory on young and older adults' scene memory. Subjects discriminated transformed pictures from unchanged study items in organized or unorganized scenes. Memory was tested independently for two types of scene transformations: (a) relocations (two objects rearranged and one moved) and (b) substitutions (one object replaced by another). Organization had similar effects on young and older adults, improving memory for relocations but not substitutions. Working memory significantly predicted scene memory, except for relocations in organized scenes, and partially mediated the observed age effects. The results are discussed in relation to the resource and environmental support views of cognitive aging.
ISSN:0361-073X
1096-4657
DOI:10.1080/03610739308253941