Examining the episodic confusion effect in older adults : the role of source memory /
Two experiments examined age differences in false recall of critical items omitted from categorized lists. False recall of such items after incidental presentation (episodic confusion errors) was compared to false recall after the items were not presented (semantic confusion errors), the difference...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Two experiments examined age differences in false recall of critical items omitted from categorized lists. False recall of such items after incidental presentation (episodic confusion errors) was compared to false recall after the items were not presented (semantic confusion errors), the difference representing an episodic confusion effect. False recall and the episodic confusion effect did not differ between age groups, regardless of whether the critical items were high in output dominance (Experiment 1) or medium in output dominance (Experiment 2). However, age differences were found when participants attempted to recognize incidentally presented items they had falsely recalled (source recognition). In addition, both age groups benefited substantially after reinstatement of the incidental learning context. These results suggest no age differences in spontaneous source monitoring, but significant age differences in source memory when it was assessed directly. The results also highlight the role of category knowledge in veridical and false memories in older adults. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major Subject: Psychology". |
| Physical Description: | vii, 66 leaves ; 28 cm. Issued also on microfiche from University Microfilm Inc. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 54-62). |