[en] The directed forgetting effect obtained with the item method is supposed to depend on both selective rehearsal of to-be-remembered (TBR) items and attentional inhibition of to-be-forgotten (TBF) items. In this study, we investigated the locus of the directed forgetting deficit in older adults by exploring the influence of recollection and familiarity-based retrieval processes on age-related differences in directed forgetting. Moreover, we explored the influence of processing speed, short-term memory capacity, thought suppression tendencies, and sensitivity to proactive interference on performance. The results indicated that older adults' directed forgetting difficulties are due to decreased recollection of TBR items, associated with increased automatic retrieval of TBF items. Moreover, processing speed and proactive interference appeared to be responsible for the decreased recall of TBR items.
Research Center/Unit :
GIGA CRC (Cyclotron Research Center) In vivo Imaging-Aging & Memory - ULiège Centre de Neurosciences Cognitives et Comportementales - ULiège
Disciplines :
Neurosciences & behavior
Author, co-author :
Hogge, Michaël; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des Sciences Cognitives > Neuropsychologie
Adam, Stéphane ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Services généraux (Fac. de psycho. et des sc. de l'éducat.) > Service administratif de la Fac. (Psycho et sc. éducation)
Collette, Fabienne ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cognitives > Neuropsychologie - Département des sciences cognitives
Language :
English
Title :
Directed forgetting and aging: the role of retrieval processes, processing speed, and proactive interference.
Publication date :
2008
Journal title :
Neuropsychology, Development, and Cognition. Section B, Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition
ISSN :
1382-5585
eISSN :
1744-4128
Publisher :
Psychology Press, New York, United States - New York
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