Age Differences in Item-Manipulation Span: The Case of Letter-Number Sequencing
- ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Dr.. Lisa Emery, Assistant Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- Appalachian State University (ASU )
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Abstract: The authors report 2 experiments in which they examined age differences in working memory tasks involving complex item manipulation (i.e., letter-number sequencing). In Experiment 1, age differences on tasks involving item manipulation were not greater than age differences on tasks requiring recall of items in the order in which they appeared, suggesting that older adults do not have difficulty with item manipulation per se. In Experiment 2, slower presentation rates increased age differences in item manipulation spans, although age differences at the fastest rate may be attributed to differences in strategy use. In both experiments, age differences were largest when participants were most likely to be remembering familiar sequences, suggesting that older adults may have difficulties dampening the representations of such sequences once they are activated.
Age Differences in Item-Manipulation Span: The Case of Letter-Number Sequencing
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- Publication
- Emery, L., Myerson, J., & Hale, S. (2007). Age differences in item-manipulation span: The case of letter-number sequencing. Psychology and Aging, 22(1), 75-83. (Mar 2007) Published by the American Psychological Association (ISSN: 1939-1498). DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.22.1.75
- Language: English
- Date: 2007