Aging Predicts Decline in Explicit and Implicit Memory: A Life-Span Study.

ABSTRACT: Explicit memory declines with age, but age effects on implicit memory are debated. This issue is important because if implicit memory is age invariant, it may support effective interventions in individuals experiencing memory decline. In this study, we overcame several methodological issues in past research to clarify age effects on implicit memory (priming) and their relationship to explicit memory (recognition, source memory). We (a) recruited a large life-span sample of participants (N = 1,072) during a residency at the Science Museum in London, (b) employed an implicit task that was unaffected by explicit contamination, and (c) systematically manipulated attention and depth of processing to assess their contribution to age effects. Participants witnessed a succession of overlapp

SUBMITTER: Ward EV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7521015 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature