Aging and Memory for Action Events: The Role of Familiarity.

Knopf, Monika; Neidhardt, Eva

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ERIC Number: EJ399521

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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Aging and Memory for Action Events: The Role of Familiarity.

Knopf, Monika; Neidhardt, Eva

Developmental Psychology, v25 n5 p780-86 Sep 1989

Explored age-related memory differences for performed action events of varying familiarity in 50 adults aged 18-31 and 50 adults aged 55-84. Type of encoding and item familiarity influenced immediate and delayed free recall in both age groups. (RJC)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Encoding (Psychology), Familiarity, Memory, Older Adults, Performance Factors, Recall (Psychology), Young Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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