Distinguishing age differences in knowledge, strategy use, and confidence during strategic skill acquisition
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Dayna R. Touron, Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: The authors examined how age differences in strategy selection are related to associative learning deficits and metacognitive variables, including memory ability confidence. In Experiment 1, increases in memory reliance for performance of the noun-pair lookup task were compared with increases in noun-pair memory ability. In Experiment 2, memory reliance was assessed for noun pairs memorized prior to the task. In each experiment, older adults manifested a substantial delay in transition to a retrieval-based strategy despite comparable noun-pair knowledge. In Experiment 3, young and older adults reported comparable confidence ratings for the accuracy of each memory probe response. However, older adults reported lower confidence in their general ability to use the memory retrieval strategy, which correlated with avoidance of the retrieval strategy.
Distinguishing age differences in knowledge, strategy use, and confidence during strategic skill acquisition
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Psychology and Aging, 19,452-466
- Language: English
- Date: 2004
- Keywords
- age differences, strategic skill acquisition, associative learning deficits, metacognitive variables, memory retrieval strategy