Older adults produce fewer specific responses than younger adults in the generation task across both experiments¶
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q3 i3 Younger adults produced more specific responses than older adults in both the memory (d = 2.00) and problem-solving (d = 1.32) experiments. → Peters 2019
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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 generation responses in the memory experiment showed younger adults produced more specific exemplars than older adults, "C o h e n's d= 2.00"; for problem solving the printed contrast was d = 1.32.
"For the memory experiment, younger adults (M =5 . 1 0 ,SE =0 . 2 2 ) produced more specific exemplars than older adults ( M = 2.25, SE =0 . 1 9 ;t(47) =9 . 2 1 ,p <. 0 0 1 ,C o h e n's d= 2.00)"
Discussion¶
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Older adults produce fewer specific responses than younger adults in the generation task across both experiments |
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Older adults produce fewer specific responses than younger adults in the generation task across both experiments |
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