The age prospective memory paradox : Young adults may not give their best outside of the lab
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Aberle, Ingo, Rendell, Peter G., Rose, Nathan S., McDaniel, Mark A. and Kliegel, Matthias. (2010). The age prospective memory paradox : Young adults may not give their best outside of the lab. Developmental Psychology. 46(6), pp. 1444-1453. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0020718
Authors | Aberle, Ingo, Rendell, Peter G., Rose, Nathan S., McDaniel, Mark A. and Kliegel, Matthias |
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Abstract | Previous research has identified the age prospective memory paradox of age-related declines in laboratory settings in contrast to age benefits in naturalistic settings. Various factors are assumed to account for this paradox, yet empirical evidence on this issue is scarce. In 2 experiments, the present study examined the effect of task setting in a laboratory task and the effect of motivation in a naturalistic task on prospective memory performance in young and older adults. For the laboratory task (Experiment 1, n = 40), we used a board game to simulate a week of daily activities and varied features of the prospective memory task (e.g., task regularity). For the naturalistic task (Experiment 2, n = 80), we instructed participants to try to remember to contact the experimenter repeatedly over the course of 1 week. Results from the laboratory prospective memory tasks indicated significant age-related decline for irregular tasks (p = .006) but not for regular and focal tasks. In addition, in the naturalistic task, the age benefit was eliminated when young adults were motivated by incentives (F < 1). In conclusion, the present results indicate that the variability of age differences in laboratory prospective memory tasks may be due in part to differences in the features of the prospective memory task. Furthermore, increases in motivation to perform the prospective task seem to help remedy prospective memory deficits in young adults in the naturalistic setting. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) |
Keywords | prospective memory; age paradox; task setting; motivation; delayed intentions |
Year | 2010 |
Journal | Developmental Psychology |
Journal citation | 46 (6), pp. 1444-1453 |
Publisher | American Psychological Association |
ISSN | 0012-1649 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1037/a0020718 |
PubMed ID | 21058832 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-78649258645 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC3071572 |
Open access | Published as green open access |
Page range | 1444-1453 |
Funder | Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) |
Australian Research Council (ARC) | |
Author's accepted manuscript | License All rights reserved File Access Level Open |
Publisher's version | License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 2010 |
ARC Funded Research | This output has been funded, wholly or partially, under the Australian Research Council Act 2001 |
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