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Adult Development | 1 |
Imagery | 1 |
Learning Processes | 1 |
Memory | 1 |
Older Adults | 1 |
Paired Associate Learning | 1 |
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Developmental Psychology | 1 |
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Treat, Nancy J. | 1 |
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Treat, Nancy J.; Reese, Hayne W. – Developmental Psychology, 1976
Noun pairs were learned by younger and older adults. Anticipation and presentation intervals were manipulated, and there were no-imagery, experimenter-provided imagery, and self-generated imagery instructions. Older subjects generated and used imagery with the same facility as younger subjects, although retrieval time was longer. (GO)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Imagery, Learning Processes, Memory