Implicit memory reduced selectively for negative words with aging.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disproportionally better memory for positive versus negative information (mnemonic positivity effect, MPE) in older versus younger adults has been reported on tests of explicit memory (direct, intentional) as measured by recall and recognition. The purpose of this investigation was to examine whether the MPE would be observed for implicit memory (indirect, unintentional) under conditions where, based on previous research using single words, it was expected that the MPE for explicit memory would be absent.

Methods

This study investigated the influence of age on explicit and implicit memory for positive, negative, and neutral single words as measured by yes/no recognition and word identification on 24 older adults (aged 66-85) and 24 younger adults (aged 18-37) recr

SUBMITTER: Ladd SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11497464 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature