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M Van der Linden1, A Beerten, M Pesenti

  • 1Neuropsychology Unit, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium. mvanderlinden@ulg.ac.be

Brain and Cognition
|September 15, 1998
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Elderly adults show reduced randomness and increased errors in cognitive tasks compared to younger adults, indicating age-related declines in executive functions and inhibition.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • Random generation tasks are sensitive measures of cognitive control.
  • Aging is associated with changes in executive functions and processing speed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of aging on random letter generation and cognitive task performance.
  • To explore age-related differences in randomness, executive resources, and inhibition.

Main Methods:

  • Experiment 1: Young and elderly participants generated random letter strings at varying rates (1, 2, 4 s).
  • Experiment 2: Participants performed a random letter generation task concurrently with a card sorting task (1, 2, 4, 8 categories).
  • Analysis of response randomness (stereotypes, zero-order, first-order measures) and error rates.

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Main Results:

  • Elderly subjects exhibited more stereotypical responses and missed more responses at faster rates.
  • Age-related differences in randomness measures were significant.
  • Increased sorting categories led to more errors, particularly in elderly participants.

Conclusions:

  • Findings suggest reduced central executive resources and impaired inhibition in older adults.
  • Perceptual speed may also contribute to age-related cognitive differences.