Older adults produced more external details than younger adults only in the memory experiment, not in problem solving¶

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q3 i3 Older adults generated more external details than younger adults for memory (d = -1.04) but equivalent numbers for problem solving (d = -0.46, non-significant). → Peters 2019

Evidence¶

Peters 2019¶

Peters, S. L., Fan, C. L., & Sheldon, S. (2019). Episodic memory contributions to autobiographical memory and open-ended problem-solving specificity in younger and older adults. Memory & Cognition, 47, 1592–1605. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-019-00953-1

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Follow-up ANOVA for the memory experiment found older adults generated "more external details than younger adults", "d = - 1.04"; for problem solving the difference was not significant (d = -0.46).

"more external details than younger adults ( M = 7.94, SE = 0.75; t(47) = - 3.63, p <. 0 0 1 ,d = - 1.04)"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Older adults produced more non-specific responses than younger adults only in the memory experiment, not in problem solving — related
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• Older adults produce fewer specific responses than younger adults in the generation task across both experiments — related
• Generation and elaboration specificity correlate for autobiographical memory but not for problem solving in both age groups — related