Age differences in a controlled-lag recognition memory task
- 1 June 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Experimental Aging Research
- Vol. 4 (3) , 195-205
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03610737808257143
Abstract
Sixty subjects, 30 young and 30 old, were tested for word recognition using a controlled-lag method. A significant age difference was found for both recognition and for a subsequent recall task. Young subjects were superior to old on both recognition and recall. The greater the lag between the two presentations of a word, the greater the number of errors for both age groups. Most errors were made towards the beginning of the list, with a sharp drop in the middle, and a slight increase in the end. The older people took more time to complete the recognition task than the young.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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