THE EFFECTS OF AGE ON RECALL OF INFORMATION FROM A SIMULATED TELEVISION NEWS BROADCAST
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Educational Gerontology
- Vol. 15 (6) , 607-613
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0380127890150605
Abstract
The recall of factual information from a news broadcast was assessed in 267 adults who were young, middle‐aged, or elderly. Participants listened to a 6‐min simulated news program, and at the conclusion of the program were asked 25 factual questions related to the content of the broadcast. A significant age effect was noted, with older adults recalling less information than the younger‐aged groups. Performance on this task positively correlated with a measure of prose recall and self‐reports of everyday memory. Results suggest that a computer‐simulated task may be a useful medium for assessing everyday memory performance.Keywords
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