Von O Leirer
Biographic Data
| ID | 3449234 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Von O Leirer |
| FAMILY NAME | Von O Leirer |
| SIGNATURE | LEIRER O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Decision Systems (United States) |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Effects of Aging, Message Repetition, and Note-Taking on Memory for Health Information
This study investigated whether repetition improves older adults' memory for health service appointment messages delivered by automated telephone systems. Whereas imposed repetition reduces age differences in memory (Morrow, Leirer, Carver, Tanke, & McNally, 1999), the present study examined the effect of optional repetition. Both older and younger participants in Experiment 1 chose to repeat messages. More repetition, higher cognitive ability (w…
Icons Improve Older and Younger Adults' Comprehension of Medication Information
We examined whether timeline icons improved older and younger adults' comprehension of medication information. In Experiment 1, comprehension of instructions with the icon (icon/text format) and without the icon (text-only format) was assessed by questions about information that was (a) implicit in the text but depicted explicitly by the icon (total dose in a 24 hour period), (b) stated and depicted in the icon/text condition (medication dose and…
The Role of Reader Age and Focus of Attention in Creating Situation Models from Narratives
We examined adult age differences in the mental representation of situations and how readers update this representation during narrative comprehension. Older and younger adults memorized a building layout and then read narratives about a protagonist's actions in this building. The narratives contained critical sentences that described the protagonist moving from one room (the "source room") into another (the "goal room"), through an unmentioned p…
Automated Telephone Reminders in Tuberculosis Care
This study assessed the impact of automated telephone reminders in a population of 2,008 patients scheduled for appointments in a public health tuberculosis clinic. Overall, remainders increased appointment attendance from 52% to 62%. Reminders were more effective for some applications than others, but the effectiveness of reminders did not differ significantly across patient age, sex, or ethnicity. Counter to theoretical predictions, neither att…
Cognitive representation of personality impressions: Organizational processes in first impression formation
Cognitive representation of personality impressions: Organizational processes in first impression formation
The Role of Reader Age and Focus of Attention in Creating Situation Models from Narratives
We examined adult age differences in the mental representation of situations and how readers update this representation during narrative comprehension. Older and younger adults memorized a building layout and then read narratives about a protagonist's actions in this building. The narratives contained critical sentences that described the protagonist moving from one room (the "source room") into another (the "goal room"), through an unmentioned p…
Icons Improve Older and Younger Adults' Comprehension of Medication Information
We examined whether timeline icons improved older and younger adults' comprehension of medication information. In Experiment 1, comprehension of instructions with the icon (icon/text format) and without the icon (text-only format) was assessed by questions about information that was (a) implicit in the text but depicted explicitly by the icon (total dose in a 24 hour period), (b) stated and depicted in the icon/text condition (medication dose and…
Effects of Aging, Message Repetition, and Note-Taking on Memory for Health Information
This study investigated whether repetition improves older adults' memory for health service appointment messages delivered by automated telephone systems. Whereas imposed repetition reduces age differences in memory (Morrow, Leirer, Carver, Tanke, & McNally, 1999), the present study examined the effect of optional repetition. Both older and younger participants in Experiment 1 chose to repeat messages. More repetition, higher cognitive ability (w…
Cognitive representation of personality impressions: Organizational processes in first impression formation
Automated Telephone Reminders in Tuberculosis Care
This study assessed the impact of automated telephone reminders in a population of 2,008 patients scheduled for appointments in a public health tuberculosis clinic. Overall, remainders increased appointment attendance from 52% to 62%. Reminders were more effective for some applications than others, but the effectiveness of reminders did not differ significantly across patient age, sex, or ethnicity. Counter to theoretical predictions, neither att…
The Role of Reader Age and Focus of Attention in Creating Situation Models from Narratives
We examined adult age differences in the mental representation of situations and how readers update this representation during narrative comprehension. Older and younger adults memorized a building layout and then read narratives about a protagonist's actions in this building. The narratives contained critical sentences that described the protagonist moving from one room (the "source room") into another (the "goal room"), through an unmentioned p…
Icons Improve Older and Younger Adults' Comprehension of Medication Information
We examined whether timeline icons improved older and younger adults' comprehension of medication information. In Experiment 1, comprehension of instructions with the icon (icon/text format) and without the icon (text-only format) was assessed by questions about information that was (a) implicit in the text but depicted explicitly by the icon (total dose in a 24 hour period), (b) stated and depicted in the icon/text condition (medication dose and…
Effects of Aging, Message Repetition, and Note-Taking on Memory for Health Information
This study investigated whether repetition improves older adults' memory for health service appointment messages delivered by automated telephone systems. Whereas imposed repetition reduces age differences in memory (Morrow, Leirer, Carver, Tanke, & McNally, 1999), the present study examined the effect of optional repetition. Both older and younger participants in Experiment 1 chose to repeat messages. More repetition, higher cognitive ability (w…
Psychology (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Art (1 works) · Audiology (1 works) · Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (1 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (1 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (1 works) · Cognitive Functions and Memory (1 works) · Cognitive science (1 works)