Implicit associative memory remains intact with age and extends to target-distractor pairs.
Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn
; 28(3): 455-471, 2021 05.
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ABSTRACT
In this study, we use a novel, implicit memory paradigm to test forhyper-binding, or older adults' tendency to form non-target associations. Participants viewed pictures of objects superimposed with text and made speeded categorization judgments about the objects across three blocks varying in binding demand. During the no- and some-binding blocks, participants decided if the pictured object alone could fit inside a drawer while ignoring superimposed non-words and words, respectively. During the full-binding block, participants decided if both items could fit inside a drawer together. At test, participants viewed intact and rearranged pairs from encoding and decided if both items could fit in a drawer together. Across two experiments, older adults responded faster to intact than rearranged pairs from both the some- and full-binding blocks, while young adults showed no difference in RTs. These findings suggest that implicit associative memory is preserved with age and extends to non-target information.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Asociación
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Envejecimiento
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Inhibición Psicológica
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Memoria
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn
Asunto de la revista:
PSICOLOGIA
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá