Age Differences in Context-Cue Forgetting

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ID13663316
AuthorsSharon Bertsch (University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, corresponding author), Raymond E Sanders (University of Akron)
Year2005
Volume96
Issue3_suppl
Pages879-888
Publication date2005-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.96.3c.879-888
PMID16173353
OpenAlexW2141623113
LanguageEN
References cited16

Episodic or context dependent memory is often studied as a function of the context cues in immediate retrieval of target information. Little research has been done on how the relationship of context cues to target retrieval changes over time, and none with older adult subjects. The current research investigated how the influence of context on accuracy of memory changes over time, and age-related differences in those influences. Using immediate, 2- and 7-day retention intervals, our results indicate that, while context initially supports the retrieval of information, assistance is temporary and fades before the memory for the target information. These changes in context effects were not different for younger and older adult groups

Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Context (archaeology · Context effect · Context-dependent memory · Cue-dependent forgetting · Developmental psychology · Episodic memory · Forgetting · Free recall · Recall · Retrieval-induced forgetting · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Memory and Neural Mechanisms · Memory Processes and Influences · Neuroscience · Psychology

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