Differences in binding and monitoring mechanisms contribute to lifespan age differences in false memory

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ID9789517
AuthorsYana Fandakova (0000-0003-3747-0359, Max Planck Society, corresponding author), Yee Lee Shing (0000-0001-8922-7292, Max Planck Society), Ulman Lindenberger (0000-0001-8428-6453, Max Planck Society)
Year2013
Volume49
Issue10
Pages1822-1832
Publication date2013-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopmental Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/a0031361
PMID23276129
OpenAlexW2142404467
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited19

Based on a 2-component framework of episodic memory development across the lifespan (Shing & Lindenberger, 2011), we examined the contribution of memory-related binding and monitoring processes to false memory susceptibility in childhood and old age. We administered a repeated continuous recognition task to children (N = 20, 10-12 years), younger adults (N = 20, 20-27 years), and older adults (N = 21, 68-76 years). Participants saw the same set of unrelated word pairs in 3 consecutive runs and their task was to identify pair reoccurrences within runs. Across runs, correct detection of repeated pairs decreased in children only, whereas false recognition of lure pairs showed a greater increase in older adults than in children or younger adults. False recognition of rearranged pairs decreased across runs for all participants. This decrease was most pronounced in children, in particular for high-confidence memory errors. We conclude that memory binding mechanisms are sufficiently developed in children to facilitate memory monitoring and reduce false memory for associative information. In contrast, older adults show senescent impairments in both binding and monitoring mechanisms that both contribute to elevated illusory recollections in old age. We conclude that binding and monitoring processes during memory performance follow different developmental trajectories from childhood to old age

Audiology · Cognition · Cognitive development · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Episodic memory · False Memory · Memoria · Memory development · Recognition memory · Set (abstract data type · Task (project management · Cognitive Functions and Memory · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Medicine · Memory Processes and Influences · Neuroscience · Psychology

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