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The relation between source memory and aging.

Schacter, Daniel L., Kaszniak, Alfred W., Kihlstrom, John F., Valdiserri, Michael·1991·Psychology and Aging
DOI 10.1037/0882-7974.6.4.559
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Previous research has shown that elderly adults have difficulty recalling the source of recently acquired facts but does not indicate whether source memory is more impaired than fact memory. This study examined old and young subjects' memory for novel facts that had been read to them by 1 of 2 experimental sources either in a random order or in a blocked order. When fact memory was equated in young and old at different levels of performance, the elderly exhibited disproportionate source memory deficits in the blocked condition but not in the random condition. Results suggest that the relation between fact and source memory in the elderly varies across experimental conditions.

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  • Episodic memory, relative to semantic memory, declines rapidly and dramatically with normal ageing.

    “Similarly, episodic memory, relative to semantic memory, declines rapidly and dramatically with normal ageing [10–15].”

    From Is episodic-like memory <i>like</i> episodic memory? (2024) · cites this paper as [13]

  • In humans, episodic memory declines with normal ageing and deteriorates earliest and most dramatically compared to other forms of memory.

    “In humans, episodic memory is well known to decline with normal ageing [10,11] and deteriorates the earliest and most dramaticlly compared to other forms of memory [12–15].”

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Authors
Schacter, D. L., Kaszniak, A. W., Kihlstrom, J. F., & Valdiserri, M.
Affiliations
Harvard University (US)
ORCID
Venue
Psychology and Aging
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
1991
Volume
6
Issue
4
Pages
559-568
ISSN
  • 0882-7974 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1498
DOI
10.1037/0882-7974.6.4.559
OpenAlex
W1983407897
Cited by
245
References
41
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 7
FWCI
2.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychology and Aging (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01ag008441-30)
  • National Institute on Aging (1 RO1 AG08441-01)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
Keywords
source memory, aging, older adults, memory impairment, source confusion, age differences in memory
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Female, Frontal Lobe, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Mental Recall, Retention, Psychology

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