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| Title: |
The Role of Adolescent IQ and Gender in the Use of Cognitive Support for Remembering in Aging |
| Author: |
Fritsch, Thomas Larsen, Janet D. Smyth, Kathleen A. |
| Appeared in: |
Aging, neuropsychology, and cognition |
| Paging: | Volume 14 (2007) nr. 4 pages 394-416 |
| Year: |
2007-07 |
| Contents: |
The purpose of this study was to examine the role of adolescent IQ (AIQ) and gender in older adults' ability to use cognitive support to enhance memory. Subjects were 269 mid-1940s graduates of the same high school. Adolescent IQ scores were gathered from archives, and subjects' memory for words was tested with tasks that provided increasing cognitive support. Overall, subjects benefited from support; women recalled more words than men; and persons with a high AIQ remembered more words than persons with a lower AIQ. However, while all subjects showed gains from cognitive support, men with a lower AIQ performed worse than men with a high AIQ. Women's performance was not dependent on their AIQ. Analysis of qualitative memory indicators suggested that women and persons with a high AIQ had better encoding and retrieval operations. Men with a lower AIQ appear to be particularly vulnerable to memory deficits in aging. This may be due to low “cognitive reserve” or generally poorer episodic memory function. |
| Publisher: |
Psychology Press |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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