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Verbal Ability and Text Structure Effects on Adult Age Differences in Text Recall.
Dixon, Roger A., And Others – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1984
Examines two sets of variables that influence age-related patterns of text recall--the effects of verbal ability level and text structure variables on text recall of younger, middle-aged, and older adults. Results indicate that age differences in the discovery and utilization of the organizational structure of texts were found to be mediated by…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Memory
Measurement Properties of Subjective Magnitude Estimates of Word Frequency
Carroll, John B. – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1971
Descriptors: Adults, Experiments, Language Research, Probability
The Processing of Frequency Information: An Automatic Mechanism?
Hasher, Lynn; Chromiak, Walter – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1977
Aspects of the processing of frequency information were investigated in two studies. The first showed that second graders were as prepared to process frequency differences as adults. The second showed that practice at frequency counting does not improve the performance of young adults and neither does feedback regarding earlier performance.…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Processes, Elementary School Students, Language Processing
Semantic Effects on Ordered Recall
Huttenlocher, Janellen; Newcombe, Nora – Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1976
Reports on 5 experiments investigating the effect of blocking words according to semantic category on ordered recall in adults and young children. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Cognitive Processes, Language Processing