Working-memory capacity and reading comprehension in young and older adults |
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Authors: | Marie-France Ehrlich Janie Brébion Hubert Tardieu |
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Affiliation: | (1) Laboratoire de Psychologie Cognitive de la Communication EPHE (3ème Section) et Laboratoire de Psychologie Expémentale, Université René Descartes, CNRS, 28 Rue Serpente, F-75 006 Paris, France |
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Abstract: | Summary This study investigates the role of working-memory capacity in reading comprehension in young and older subjects. A task yielding separate measures for processing and storage components was used to assess working-memory capacity. A French version of the Nelson-Denny test was administered as a measure of abilities that underlie reading comprehension. In the working-memory task, recall performances were lower in older subjects. Nevertheless, the intercorrelations suggested that the age-related impairment was probably linked to the processing component. Mean scores on the reading-comprehension test did not differ between groups. However, scores were correlated with processing time on the working-memory task in younger subjects, but with storage capacity in older subjects. |
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