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| Research article summary (published 30 May 2002): |
Bartlett revisited: reconfiguration of long-term memory in young and older adults.
Full Abstract
This study was performed after the tradition of F. C. Bartlett (1932), who demonstrated that memory reconfigures over time. The authors investigated the memory of young and older adults to examine the degree to which the aging process influences reconfigurative tendencies. From an initial sample of 53 participants, 20 young and 19 older adults completed 6 tests of recall for Bartlett's original text materials over an 84-day period. Consistent with the broad conclusions of Bartlett's study, reconfiguration was observed:
Both young and older adults introduced errors into memory. Older adult recall was lower overall than that of young adults, and recall performance diminished over time. However, there was no difference between the performances of young and older adults with respect to incorrectly recalled intrusive elements.
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Author information
Author/s: Ahlberg, Shari W (SW); Sharps, Matthew J (MJ);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, California State University, Fresno 93740-0011, USA.
Grants: AG11605 (Agency:United States NIA)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Journal: The Journal of genetic psychology (J Genet Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Jun; vol 163 (issue 2) : pp 211-8
Dates: Created 2002/07/03; Completed 2003/02/10; Revised 2007/11/14;
PMID: 12095090, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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