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Peer reviewedEysenck, Michael W. – Journal of Gerontology, 1975
Subjects (n=24), 12 of whom were in the age range of 18-30 years and 12 of whom were between 55-65 years, performed two semantic memory tasks. Results suggested that subjects in the older group may have retrieved information faster than the young subjects, but that they required longer to decide upon a response. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Discriminant Analysis, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedWitte, Kenneth L.; Freund, Joel S. – Journal of Gerontology, 1976
Investigated the learning of young and old adults as related to two variables, stimulus concreteness (low vs. high) and presentation method (recall vs. multiple choice vs. associate matching). Main findings were: (a) the elderly did not perform as well as young adults, (b) for both groups, performance was better for the pairs with concrete…
Descriptors: Association Measures, Learning Processes, Memory, Multiple Choice Tests
