TitleAging, encoding specificity, and memory change in the Double Memory Test.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1995
AuthorsBuschke, H, Sliwinski, M, Kuslansky, G, Lipton, RB
JournalJ Int Neuropsychol Soc
Volume1
Issue5
Pagination483-93
Date Published1995 Sep
ISSN1355-6177
KeywordsAdult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Cues, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Recall, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychometrics, Reference Values, Retention, Psychology
Abstract

<p>Aged and young adults were tested by category cued recall after learning with category cues (CCR) or with item cues (ICR). CCR was about twice ICR for both aged and young adults. The aged recalled less than the young and did not benefit as much from greater encoding specificity and deeper processing in CCR. ICR and CCR were correlated, so that expected CCR can be predicted from ICR. The regression of CCR on ICR was linear for young adults, but was piecewise linear for the aged, showing that the relationship between ICR and CCR was not uniform for the aged adults. Lower than expected CCR by a subset of aged without clinical dementia may be a sign of preclinical dementia.</p>

DOI10.1017/s1355617700000576
Alternate JournalJ Int Neuropsychol Soc
PubMed ID9375233
Grant ListAGO3949 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
HD-01799 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States