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

Memory for self-generated stimuli in young and old adults.

C E McFarland, L R Warren, J Crockard

    Journal of Gerontology
    |March 1, 1985
    PubMed
    Summary

    Both young and elderly adults benefit from the generation effect, a memory enhancement strategy. However, older adults showed delayed recall improvement in free recall tasks.

    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

    Early clinical manifestations and intellectual outcome in children with symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus infection.

    The Journal of pediatrics·1987
    Same author

    Simultaneous-successive factor structure of the WISC-R: a validation study.

    Perceptual and motor skills·1986
    Same author

    Intellectual development in school-aged children with asymptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus infection.

    Pediatrics·1986
    Same author

    Age differences in cerebral blood flow during rest and during mental activation measurements with and without monetary incentive.

    Journal of gerontology·1985
    Same author

    Focal changes in cerebral blood flow produced by monetary incentive during a mental mathematics task in normal and depressed subjects.

    Brain and cognition·1984
    Same author

    Event-related potentials to match and mismatch letters in an immediate item recognition task.

    The International journal of neuroscience·1983

    Area of Science:

    • Cognitive Psychology
    • Developmental Psychology
    • Neuroscience

    Background:

    • The generation effect is a well-documented mnemonic phenomenon where recalling information enhances memory recall.
    • Developmental differences in cognitive strategies and memory performance are observed between younger and older adults.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate developmental differences in the generation effect between young and elderly adults.
    • To assess the efficacy of internal stimulus generation as a mnemonic device across different age groups.

    Main Methods:

    • Participants (young and elderly adults) engaged in tasks requiring synonym or rhyme generation of stimulus words.
    • Two memory retention tasks were employed: multiple-trial free recall and a 48-hour delayed recognition task.

    Main Results:

    • A significant generation effect was observed in both young and elderly adults across both retention tasks.
    • Elderly participants demonstrated a delayed emergence of the generation effect in free recall, appearing by the second or third trial.

    Conclusions:

    • Internal stimulus generation serves as a potent mnemonic device for both young and elderly individuals.
    • Age-related differences exist in the immediate application of the generation effect, particularly in free recall tasks.

    Related Experiment Videos