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K C Kirasic1, G L Allen, D Haggerty

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208.

Experimental Aging Research
|January 1, 1992
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Older adults show declines in spatial navigation tasks, impacting perceptual selection and temporospatial integration. These age-related changes are linked to reduced selective attention and working memory capacity.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Human Aging Research

Background:

  • Aging is associated with cognitive changes affecting daily functioning.
  • Understanding age-related differences in spatial cognition is crucial for maintaining independence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare young and elderly adults' performance on tasks assessing perceptual selection and temporospatial integration.
  • To investigate the relationship between psychometric test performance and experimental task outcomes.
  • To explore the correlation between self-perceived navigation skills and actual task performance in older adults.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Landmark Selection Task to evaluate perceptual selection abilities.
  • Employed the Scrambled Route Task to assess temporospatial integration.

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  • Administered psychometric tests to measure cognitive processes potentially involved in the experimental tasks.

    • Main Results:

    • Both young and elderly adults exhibited age-related performance decrements on both tasks.
    • Scores on relevant psychometric tests positively correlated with experimental task performance.
    • Elderly adults' self-estimates of wayfinding and distance estimation were unexpectedly negatively correlated with their performance.

    Conclusions:

    • Age-related declines in selective attention impact perceptual selection.
    • Reduced working memory proficiency contributes to difficulties in temporospatial integration.
    • Self-perceptions of navigation skills in the elderly do not accurately reflect their objective performance.