The effect of age on recollection is not moderated by differential estimation methods

Alghamdi, Saad A. and Rugg, Michael D. (2020) The effect of age on recollection is not moderated by differential estimation methods. Memory, 28 (8). pp. 1067-1077. ISSN 0965-8211

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Abstract

Episodic memory performance declines with increasing age. It has sometimes been reported that this decline is more marked when episodic recollection is estimated by “objective” measures such as source memory performance than when it is estimated by “subjective” measures such as the “Remember/Know” procedure. Here, our main goal was to directly contrast recollection estimates derived from these procedures in the same samples of young and older participants (24 adults per age group, within-subjects manipulation of test procedure). Following identical study phases in which words were paired with either faces or scenes, participants’ memories were assessed in separate test blocks using either Remember/Know or source memory procedures. Contrary to several prior reports, the deleterious effects of age on recollection estimates did not differ according to test type. Thus, we found no evidence that age differentially impacts subjective and objective recollection estimates. Additionally, and consistent with prior findings, effects of age on estimates of familiarity-driven recognition were small and non-significant.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: cognitive ageing,know,source memory,subjective memory,arts and humanities (miscellaneous),psychology(all) ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/1200/1201
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 12 Nov 2020 01:08
Last Modified: 05 May 2024 17:31
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/77649
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2020.1813781

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