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Peer reviewedSmith, Anderson D. – Developmental Psychology, 1976
The results of this study indicate that age differences in the recall of high frequency word lists are not related to the total presentation time of the lists but appear to be affected by differences in retrieval processes as a function of age. (JMB)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Memory, Recall (Psychology)
Ross, Edith – 1967
Sixty young men between 18 and 26 years of age and 60 within the 65-75 year age range, matched for verbal ability and socioeconomic status, were given two paired associate learning tasks differing in level of difficulty under neutral, supportive, and challenging instructions. Older persons revealed a greater performance decrement on the more…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Difficulty Level, Doctoral Dissertations, Motivation Techniques
