Badham, Stephen P. and Maylor, Elizabeth A. (2011) Age-related associative deficits are absent with nonwords. Psychology and Aging, Vol.26 (No.3). pp. 689-694. doi:10.1037/a0022205 ISSN 0882-7974.

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Abstract

Words and nonwords were used as stimuli to assess item and associative recognition memory performance in young and older adults. Participants were presented with pairs of items and then tested on both item memory (old/new items) and associative memory (intact/recombined pairs). For words, older participants performed worse than young participants on item and associative tests but to a greater extent on the latter. In contrast, for nonwords, older participants performed equally worse than young participants on item and associative tests. This is the first study to demonstrate that a manipulation of stimulus novelty can alter age-related associative deficits.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Human information processing -- Age factors, Cognition in old age, Association of ideas, Recognition (Psychology)
Journal or Publication Title:	Psychology and Aging
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
ISSN:	0882-7974
Official Date:	September 2011
Dates:	Date Event September 2011 Published
Volume:	Vol.26
Number:	No.3
Page Range:	pp. 689-694
DOI:	10.1037/a0022205
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit:	16 December 2015
Date of first compliant Open Access:	16 December 2015

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