Further Testing of Limits of Cognitive Plasticity: Negative Age Differences in a Mnemonic Skill Are Robust.

Baltes, Paul B.; Kliegl, Reinhold

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Publication Date: 1992

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Further Testing of Limits of Cognitive Plasticity: Negative Age Differences in a Mnemonic Skill Are Robust.

Baltes, Paul B.; Kliegl, Reinhold

Developmental Psychology, v28 n1 p121-25 Jan 1992

Tested the ability of 19 older adults, given additional training in a mental imagination technique, to approach the performance of 16 younger adults on serial word recall tasks. Results indicated that negative age differences in older adults' performance were substantial, resistant to extensive practice, and applicable to all subjects. (BC)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Encoding (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Imagination, Longitudinal Studies, Mnemonics, Older Adults, Recall (Psychology), Serial Learning, Young Adults

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: West Germany

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