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11-3. Aging and Memory. Memory’s Prime. If you asked an adult to recall the one or two most important events over the last half-century, they tend to name events from their teens or twenties. - Our teens and twenties are also the time when we experience
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11-3 Aging and Memory
Memory’s Prime • If you asked an adult to recall the one or two most important events over the last half-century, they tend to name events from their teens or twenties. -Our teens and twenties are also the time when we experience many of life’s memorable “firsts” • Our memory capacity declines as we age
Experiments • Thomas Crook and Robin West -Tested 1205 people on name memorization. -Results on graph on page 177; Figure 11.6 • David Schonfield and Betty Anne Robertson -Asked adults of various ages to learn a list of 24 words and asked to: 1) Recall as many words as they could from the list 2) Recognize as many words as they could from the list -Results on graph on page 178; Figure 11.7
Prospective Memory (“remember to…”) • Remains strong when events help trigger memories -ex) walking by a convenience store triggers a “…pick up milk” memory • Time-based tasks are more challenging for older people -ex) “remember the 3 pm meeting” • Habitual tasks are also challenging -ex) “remember to take medication 3 times daily”
