Effect of Aging on Acquisition and Short-Term Retention of a Motor Skill
- 1 December 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 47 (3) , 993-994
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1978.47.3.993
Abstract
26 elderly ( M = 74.2 yr.) and 26 younger subjects ( M = 23.4 yr.) were compared for their ability to learn and retain a novel motor skill (limb repositioning). Both age groups demonstrated significant improvement in performance, but elders gained statistically significantly better than younger subjects. The young group, however, was significantly superior to elders in terms of performance across trials. No significant differences between the age groups were noted on motor short-term retention trials. Elderly subjects did not retain more or less than younger participants.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Visual Short-Term Memory and AgingJournal of Gerontology, 1976
- Age differences in retention as a function of learning.Journal of Consulting Psychology, 1965