Age-related slowing in the retrieval of information from long-term memory.
Publication
, Journal Article
Madden, DJ
Published in: J Gerontol
March 1985
The present experiment investigated adult age differences in the retrieval of information from long-term memory. Each trial required a decision regarding the synonymy of two visually presented words. On the yes-response trials, the two words were either identical, differed only in case, or were synonyms that differed in case. Age differences in absolute decision time were greater for the synonyms than for the other word pairs, but the proportional slowing of decision time exhibited by the older adults was constant across word-pair type. A generalized age-related slowing in the speed of information processing can currently account for age differences in the retrieval of letter-identity and semantic information from long-term memory.
Duke Scholars
Published In
J Gerontol
DOI
ISSN
0022-1422
Publication Date
March 1985
Volume
40
Issue
2
Start / End Page
208 / 210
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Verbal Behavior
- Semantics
- Reaction Time
- Pattern Recognition, Visual
- Middle Aged
- Memory
- Male
- Judgment
- Humans
- Female
Citation
APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Madden, D. J. (1985). Age-related slowing in the retrieval of information from long-term memory. J Gerontol, 40(2), 208–210. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/40.2.208
Madden, D. J. “Age-related slowing in the retrieval of information from long-term memory.” J Gerontol 40, no. 2 (March 1985): 208–10. https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/40.2.208.
Madden DJ. Age-related slowing in the retrieval of information from long-term memory. J Gerontol. 1985 Mar;40(2):208–10.
Madden, D. J. “Age-related slowing in the retrieval of information from long-term memory.” J Gerontol, vol. 40, no. 2, Mar. 1985, pp. 208–10. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/geronj/40.2.208.
Madden DJ. Age-related slowing in the retrieval of information from long-term memory. J Gerontol. 1985 Mar;40(2):208–210.
Published In
J Gerontol
DOI
ISSN
0022-1422
Publication Date
March 1985
Volume
40
Issue
2
Start / End Page
208 / 210
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Verbal Behavior
- Semantics
- Reaction Time
- Pattern Recognition, Visual
- Middle Aged
- Memory
- Male
- Judgment
- Humans
- Female