Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Dual-task performance as a function of adult age and task complexity.

T C Lorsbach1, G B Simpson

  • 1Department of Counseling and Special Education, University of Nebraska, Omaha 68182-0167.

Psychology and Aging
|June 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Older adults exhibit slower performance in cognitive tasks compared to younger adults, particularly in complex category matching. This suggests age-related declines in the cognitive capacity required for information retrieval and comparison.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Effects of association and imageability on phonological mapping.

Psychonomic bulletin & review·2011
Same author

Local strategic control of information in visual word recognition.

Memory & cognition·2001
Same author

Orthographically mediated inhibition effects: evidence of activational feedback during visual word recognition.

Psychonomic bulletin & review·2001
Same author

Regularity effects in word naming: what are they?

Memory & cognition·2001
Same author

Age and the allocation of attention across the time course of word recognition.

The Journal of general psychology·1999
Same author

Developmental differences in the ability to inhibit the initial misinterpretation of garden path passages.

Journal of experimental child psychology·1999

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • Cognitive aging research explores age-related changes in mental processes.
  • Understanding cognitive capacity demands is crucial for assessing functional abilities in older adults.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the cognitive capacity demands of letter-matching tasks in younger and older adults.
  • To identify age-specific differences in task performance and processing stages.

Main Methods:

  • A dual-task procedure was employed to assess cognitive load.
  • Participants included younger and older adult groups.
  • Letter-matching tasks were utilized, varying in complexity.

Main Results:

Related Experiment Videos

  • Older adults were generally slower than younger adults across tasks.
  • Performance differences were most significant during the late stages of category matching.
  • This indicates heightened difficulty for older adults in retrieving and comparing category information.

    • Conclusions:

    • The retrieval and comparison of category information present significant cognitive demands for older adults.
    • Age-related declines in cognitive capacity may particularly impact complex information processing.
    • Findings highlight the importance of considering cognitive load in aging research.