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A benefit of context reinstatement to recognition memory in aging : the role of familiarity processes
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Ward, E. V., Maylor, Elizabeth A. , Poirier, M., Korko, M. and Ruud, J. C. M. (2017) A benefit of context reinstatement to recognition memory in aging : the role of familiarity processes. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 24 (6). pp. 735-754. doi:10.1080/13825585.2016.1256371 ISSN 1382-5585.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13825585.2016.1256371
Abstract
Reinstatement of encoding context facilitates memory for targets in young and older individuals (e.g., a word studied on a particular background scene is more likely to be remembered later if it is presented on the same rather than a different scene or no scene), yet older adults are typically inferior at recalling and recognizing target-context pairings. This study examined the mechanisms of the context effect in normal aging. Age differences in word recognition by context condition (original, switched, none, new), and the ability to explicitly remember target-context pairings were investigated using word-scene pairs (Experiment 1) and word-word pairs (Experiment 2). Both age groups benefited from context reinstatement in item recognition, although older adults were significantly worse than young adults at identifying original pairings and at discriminating between original and switched pairings. In Experiment 3, participants were given a three-alternative forced-choice recognition task that allowed older individuals to draw upon intact familiarity processes in selecting original pairings. Performance was age-equivalent. Findings suggest that heightened familiarity associated with context reinstatement is useful for boosting recognition memory in aging.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Implicit memory -- Age factors, Ability, Influence of age on, Recognition (Psychology) | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 1382-5585 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 2017 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 24 | ||||||||
| Number: | 6 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 735-754 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/13825585.2016.1256371 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 3 November 2016 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 16 November 2017 | ||||||||
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