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| Research article summary (published 27 Feb 2002): |
Truth and character: sources that older adults can remember.
Full Abstract
Are age differences in source memory inevitable? The two experiments reported here examined the hypothesis that the type of source information being tested mediates the magnitude of age differences in source memory. In these studies, participants listened to statements made by two different speakers. We compared younger and older adults' source memory in a traditional perceptual source task (memory for voice) and in two affective, conceptually based source tasks (truth of the statements, character of a person in a photo). In both studies, the perceptual and conceptual source information were conveyed in the same manner, as one speaker was associated with one type of information (e.g., female voice speaks truth). Age differences were robust for decisions regarding who said each statement but were negligible or truth or character decisions. These findings are provocative because they suggest that the type of information can influence age-related patterns of performance for source-conveyed information.
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Author information
Author/s: Rahhal, Tamara A (TA); May, Cynthia P (CP); Hasher, Lynn (L);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 06106, USA. tammy.rahhal(-atsign-)trincoll.edu
Grants: R01 4306 (Agency:United States PHS) ; R37 2753 (Agency:United States PHS)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Journal: Psychological science : a journal of the American Psychological Society / APS (Psychol Sci), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Mar; vol 13 (issue 2) : pp 101-5
Dates: Created 2002/04/05; Completed 2002/10/29; Revised 2007/11/14;
PMID: 11933991, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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