Age effects on explicit and implicit memory
It is well documented that explicit memory (e.g., recognition) declines with age. In contrast, many argue that implicit memory (e.g., priming) is preserved in healthy aging. For example, priming on tasks such as perceptual identification is often not statistically different in groups of young and ol...
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| description | It is well documented that explicit memory (e.g., recognition) declines with age. In contrast, many argue that implicit memory (e.g., priming) is preserved in healthy aging. For example, priming on tasks such as perceptual identification is often not statistically different in groups of young and older adults. Such observations are commonly taken as evidence for distinct explicit and implicit learning/memory systems. In this article we discuss several lines of evidence that challenge this view. We describe how patterns of differential age-related decline may arise from differences in the ways in which the two forms of memory are commonly measured, and review recent research suggesting that under improved measurement methods, implicit memory is not age-invariant. Formal computational models are of considerable utility in revealing the nature of underlying systems. We report the results of applying single and multiple-systems models to data on age effects in implicit and explicit memory. Model comparison clearly favours the single-system view. Implications for the memory systems debate are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-253c47833ffd498c9e7facb1b3b869ce2022-12-21T18:33:27ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782013-09-01410.3389/fpsyg.2013.0063958790Age effects on explicit and implicit memoryEmma eWard0Chris eBerry1David eShanks2Middlesex UniversityPlymouth UniversityUniversity College LondonIt is well documented that explicit memory (e.g., recognition) declines with age. In contrast, many argue that implicit memory (e.g., priming) is preserved in healthy aging. For example, priming on tasks such as perceptual identification is often not statistically different in groups of young and older adults. Such observations are commonly taken as evidence for distinct explicit and implicit learning/memory systems. In this article we discuss several lines of evidence that challenge this view. We describe how patterns of differential age-related decline may arise from differences in the ways in which the two forms of memory are commonly measured, and review recent research suggesting that under improved measurement methods, implicit memory is not age-invariant. Formal computational models are of considerable utility in revealing the nature of underlying systems. We report the results of applying single and multiple-systems models to data on age effects in implicit and explicit memory. Model comparison clearly favours the single-system view. Implications for the memory systems debate are discussed.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00639/fullAgingprimingrecognitionImplicit Memorymodels of memory |
| spellingShingle | Emma eWard Chris eBerry David eShanks Age effects on explicit and implicit memory Frontiers in Psychology Aging priming recognition Implicit Memory models of memory |
| title | Age effects on explicit and implicit memory |
| title_full | Age effects on explicit and implicit memory |
| title_fullStr | Age effects on explicit and implicit memory |
| title_full_unstemmed | Age effects on explicit and implicit memory |
| title_short | Age effects on explicit and implicit memory |
| title_sort | age effects on explicit and implicit memory |
| topic | Aging priming recognition Implicit Memory models of memory |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00639/full |
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