The Role of Vocabulary Ability During Visual Word Recognition in Younger and Older Adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10124889 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura J Kitzan (University of North Dakota, corresponding author), F Richard Ferraro (0000-0002-8773-9291, University of North Dakota), Thomas V Petros (University of North Dakota), Mark Ludorf (Stephen F. Austin State University) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 126 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 6-16 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of General Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1309 • E-ISSN: 1940-0888 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00221309909595348 |
| PMID | 10216967 |
| OpenAlex | W1994283043 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 18 |
The role that vocabulary ability plays in adult age differences in word recognition was investigated. In Experiment 1, 44 older adults (ages 61-93 years) were compared with 44 younger adults (ages 18-39 years) on a standard lexical-decision task, with ambiguous words, unambiguous words, and pseudowords serving as stimuli. In Experiment 1, the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised (WAIS-R; D. Wechsler, 1981) vocabulary performance was uncontrolled across the younger and older adults, and the older adults had higher WAIS-R scores. There was no Group x Stimulus interaction. In Experiment 2, the data from the same 44 older adults were compared with data from a new sample of 44 younger adults (ages 18-44). Both groups were then matched on WAIS-R performance. Results revealed a significant Group x Stimulus interaction. Reaction time differences between the younger and older groups on the ambiguous words and unambiguous words were identical. The differences in reaction times for words and pseudowords were greater in the older adults. The importance of vocabulary ability during word recognition and lexical processing is discussed
Cognitive psychology · Linguistics · Reading (process · Vocabulary · Word (group theory · Word recognition · Categorization, perception, and language · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Technology and Human Factors in Education and Health
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1999 - 1999 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |