Influence of Reward Motivation on Directed Forgetting in Younger and Older Adults

An important feature of the memory system is the ability to forget, but aging is associated with declines in the ability to intentionally forget potentially due to declines in cognitive control. Despite cognitive deficits, older adults are sensitive to affective manipulations, such as reward motivat...

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Main Authors: Holly J. Bowen, Sara N. Gallant, Diane H. Moon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01764/full