Age-Differences in the Influence of Mental Imagery Ability on Recognition Memory for Action Phrases
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Authors
Price, Pamela A., 1980-
Issue Date
2001
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Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
Cognition slows down with age and therefore Elderly people have higher rates of
memory difficulty when compared to younger adults. Mental imagery is a memory
strategy that has improved memory. This study shows that age differences in the ability
to manipulate mental imagery do occur. We were interested in determining whether
imaging the completion of a task will help people, particularly older adults, to improve
their memory on a series of simple action phrases. Three different tasks were used to
generate and manipulate mental imagery in both younger and older adults. Age related
differences were found in all three of the tasks and those participants who mentally
imagined completing the actions did a better job at remembering the series of action
phrases. This technique proves to highly benefit the elderly.
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