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Age equivalence in feeling-of-knowing experiences.

R Allen-Burge1, M Storandt

  • 1Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. raburge@sw.ua.edu

The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
|October 5, 2001
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Healthy young and older adults equally rely on trace-access and inferential mechanisms for feeling-of-knowing (FOK) judgments. Age does not significantly alter these cognitive processes in memory retrieval.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Human Aging Research

Background:

  • Feeling-of-knowing (FOK) judgments are crucial for metacognitive control.
  • Understanding age-related differences in memory processes is vital for cognitive health.
  • Trace-access and inferential mechanisms are proposed models for FOK judgments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate age-related differences in the reliance on trace-access versus inferential mechanisms for FOK judgments.
  • To compare how young and older adults utilize different memory retrieval strategies.
  • To determine if cognitive aging impacts the accuracy and mechanisms of FOK predictions.

Main Methods:

  • Three experiments were conducted with healthy young and older adult participants.

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  • Participants made FOK judgments after attempted recall of rare-word definitions.
  • Priming techniques were used in subsequent experiments to isolate trace-access and inferential processes.

    • Main Results:

    • FOK accuracy was equivalent between young and older adults.
    • Older adults reported fewer partial characteristics and made more commission errors, suggesting greater reliance on inferential processes.
    • Prime type did not differentially influence FOK judgments based on age group.

    Conclusions:

    • Reliance on trace-access and inferential mechanisms for FOK judgments does not significantly vary with age.
    • Cognitive aging does not appear to alter the fundamental mechanisms underlying FOK judgments.
    • Metacognitive judgments can be modulated by experimental constraints, forcing reliance on specific memory processes.