Abstract
Adult age differences in processing speech were examined with a dual-task paradigm. Subjects listened to spoken passages for later recall while performing a concurrent reaction time task intended to index cognitive capacity usage on the speech memory task. Age differences in secondary task decision latencies were eliminated when subgroups of young and older subjects were matched on working memory span. These findings are interpreted as showing that an age-related reduction in working memory efficiency contributes to age differences in processing discourse for memory.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3-9 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Psychology and aging |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1991 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Aging
- Geriatrics and Gerontology