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An Experimental Paradigm for Measuring the Effects of Ageing on Sentence Processing

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Semantic hyperpriming in normal aging: a consequence of instructions?

Nicolas Stefaniak¹, Thierry Meulemans, Sylvie Willems

¹Department of Cognitive Science, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium. nicolas.stefaniak@ulg.ac.be

Neuropsychology, Development, and Cognition. Section B, Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition

|July 13, 2010

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Older adults show semantic hyperpriming when tasks prioritize speed. Younger adults exhibit greater priming effects when tasks prioritize accuracy, indicating response mode influences cognitive aging effects.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive psychology
Neuroscience of aging

Background:

Semantic hyperpriming is observed in normal aging.
Standard semantic priming tests have ambiguous instructions, complicating hyperpriming interpretation in older adults.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if older adults' response mode explains semantic hyperpriming.
To differentiate priming effects based on speed versus accuracy focus.

Main Methods:

Utilized direct and mediated priming paradigms.
Manipulated response mode to favor either speed or accuracy in older and younger adults.

Main Results:

Older adults showed enhanced priming effects when the response mode favored speed.
Younger adults demonstrated greater priming effects when the response mode favored accuracy.

Conclusions:

Older adults' semantic hyperpriming is contingent on the response mode at testing.
Findings align with diffusion models of cognitive processes in aging.