The Influence of Age-Related Differences in Prior Knowledge and Attentional Refreshing Opportunities on Episodic Memory

Discussion.
The results suggest that older adults’ EM deficits could potentially be ameliorated by incorporating their superior knowledge to supplement relatively ineffective attentional refreshing in WM.

Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - August 17, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Loaiza, V. M., Rhodes, M. G., Anglin, J. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research