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TY - JOUR
T1 - Invariance of cognitive triage in the development of recall in adulthood
AU - Marche, Tammy A.
AU - Howe, Mark L.
AU - Lane, David G.
AU - Owre, Keith P.
AU - Briere, Jennifer L.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Past research has demonstrated that cognitive triage (weak-strong-weak recall pattern) is a robust effect that optimises children's recall. The aim of the current research was to determine whether adults' free recall also exhibits triage and whether cognitive triage is less marked with older than younger adults' recall. Younger and older adults memorised 16 unrelated words until all items were recalled perfectly. The triage pattern existed for both the younger and older adults' recall and there was evidence for age differences in triage. Our results are consistent with claims of greater verbatim forgetting and increased susceptibility to output interference with age in adulthood. Further research is needed to determine whether fuzzy-trace theory adequately explains the ageing of triage and what factors play a role in the development of this pattern of recall in adulthood.
AB - Past research has demonstrated that cognitive triage (weak-strong-weak recall pattern) is a robust effect that optimises children's recall. The aim of the current research was to determine whether adults' free recall also exhibits triage and whether cognitive triage is less marked with older than younger adults' recall. Younger and older adults memorised 16 unrelated words until all items were recalled perfectly. The triage pattern existed for both the younger and older adults' recall and there was evidence for age differences in triage. Our results are consistent with claims of greater verbatim forgetting and increased susceptibility to output interference with age in adulthood. Further research is needed to determine whether fuzzy-trace theory adequately explains the ageing of triage and what factors play a role in the development of this pattern of recall in adulthood.
KW - Cognitive triage
KW - Adult memory development
KW - Free recall
KW - FUZZY-TRACE THEORY
KW - MEMORY DEVELOPMENT
KW - FALSE MEMORIES
KW - TASK PERFORMANCE
KW - OUTPUT
KW - RETRIEVAL
KW - INTERFERENCE
KW - LATENCIES
U2 - 10.1080/09658210902939355
DO - 10.1080/09658210902939355
M3 - Journal article
VL - 17
SP - 518
EP - 527
JO - Memory
JF - Memory
SN - 0965-8211
IS - 5
ER -