Memory for discourse in old age∗
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11273049 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gillian Cohen (University of Oxford, corresponding author), Dorothy Faulkner (0000-0001-6970-272X, University of Oxford) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 253-265 |
| Publication date | 1981-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Discourse Processes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0163-853X • E-ISSN: 1532-6950 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01638538109544519 |
| OpenAlex | W2047195226 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 7 |
Memory for discourse in old age was examined by comparing the performance of matched groups of old and young subjects in a text recognition task. Subjects listened to a spoken text, and were then required to detect changes in a written version of the text. The delay and amount of material intervening before the relevant portion of the text was re‐presented, were manipulated. The results showed that memory for discourse is generally impaired by aging. The effects of delay showed age differences in retention. Memory for wording (ability to detect non‐semantic changes) declined rapidly in both age groups. While the young showed good retention of meaning (detection of semantic changes was 98 percent correct at 10 seconds delay and 88 percent correct at 40 seconds), semantic information was poorly retained by the old group (detection of semantic Changes fell from 83 percent at 10 seconds to 33 percent at 40 seconds). Comparison of performace across different types of semantic change showed that the old, but not the young, were better at detecting lexical substitutions than subject‐object reversals. In old age lexical items are retained better than the relations between them
Age groups · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Linguistics · Meaning (existential · Object (grammar · Semantic change · Semantic memory · Semantics (computer science · Task (project management · Computer Science · Demography · Memory Processes and Influences · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Psychology · Speech and dialogue systems · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2006 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |