Older adults produce fewer internal details than younger adults during elaboration across both experiments¶

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q3 i3 Younger adults generated more internal details than older adults for memory (d = 1.43) and problem solving (d = 1.21). → 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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Mixed-design ANOVA on elaboration details in the memory experiment found younger adults generated more internal details than older adults, "d = 1.43"; the problem-solving contrast was d = 1.21.

"For the memory experiment, younger adults (M =3 1 . 6 0 ,SE = 1.80) generated more internal details than older adults (M =1 8 . 7 0 ,SE =1 . 8 2 ;t(47) =4 . 9 8 ,p <. 0 0 1 ,d = 1.43)"

Discussion¶

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