A New Look at Retest Learning in Older Adults
Learning in the Absence of Item-Specific Effects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12441981 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lixia Yang (0000-0003-2938-8363, Toronto Metropolitan University, corresponding author), M Reed (0000-0002-5056-7297), Maureen G Reed (0000-0002-0860-6395, Toronto Metropolitan University), Frank A Russo (0000-0002-2939-6358, Toronto Metropolitan University), Arthur Wilkinson (0000-0001-8856-3219, Toronto Metropolitan University) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 64B |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 470-473 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/geronb/gbp040 |
| PMID | 19502572 |
| OpenAlex | W2136194026 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
We investigated retest learning (i.e., performance improvement through retest practice) in the absence of item-specific effects (i.e., learning through memorizing or becoming familiar with specific items) with older adults. Thirty-one older adults (ages 60-82 years, M = 71.10, SD = 6.27) participated in an eight-session self-guided retest program. To eliminate item-specific effects, parallel versions of representative psychometric measures for Inductive Reasoning, Perceptual Speed, and Visual Attention were developed and administered across retest sessions. The results showed substantial non-item-specific retest learning, even controlling for anxiety, suggesting that retest learning in older adults can occur at a more conceptual level
Anxiety · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Memorization · Perception · Session (web analytics · Aging and Gerontology Research · Computer Science · Health and Well-being Studies · Learning Styles and Cognitive Differences · Psychology · Clinical Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |