Spatial and relational frameworks for free recall in young and older adults |
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Authors: | Matthew J Sharps Brandon T Foster Sandy S Martin Michael A Nunes |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, Ms-11, California State University, 93740-8019 Fresno, CA |
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Abstract: | Previous studies have demonstrated that older adults can use visually distinctive cues to enhance their spatial memory performance
and their recall of the identities of items located in space. Other research has shown that older adults can also use relational
information to enhance recall. The relationship between relational and visuospatial support for memory across the adult lifespan
is complex and has been little explored. In the present study, this relationship was examined in tasks that measured free
recall for item sets possessing different degrees of visuospatial and relational support for recall. It was predicted that
both types of support would enhance older adult recall relative to that of the young, and that the two types of support would
synergize. The results were generally consistent with these predictions. These findings show that older adults can use relatively
simple relational or visuospatial support systems to enhance free recall significantly.
This research was supported by Grant AGI 1605, National Institute on Aging. |
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