ABSTRACT

Our study examined age-related differences across the adult lifespan using a recently developed test assessing memory for “who, when, and where” in addition to associations among these elements. Young (ages 18–25), middle-aged (ages 40–55), and older adults (ages 60+) were asked to remember a sequence of pictures of different faces paired with different places and place the pairs in the correct sequence. Young adults remembered significantly mores face-place pairs in the correct sequence than middle-aged (p < .05) and older adults (p < .05), but there were no significant differences between middle-aged and older adults. Furthermore, young adults remembered significantly more face-place pairs irrespective of sequence than older adults (p < .05). However, there were no other significant differences among the groups.Using a rapidly administered test that integrates aspects of everyday episodic memory, we found evidence for age-related differences in test performance beginning in middle age.

摘要

除了这些元素之间的关联外，我们的研究还使用最近开发的一项测试评估了“谁、何时、何地”的记忆，检查了整个成年寿命中与年龄相关的差异。年轻人（18-25 岁）、中年人（40-55 岁）和老年人（60 岁以上）被要求记住一系列与不同地点配对的不同面孔的图片，并将这些图片按正确的顺序排列。与中年人 ( p < .05) 和老年人 ( p < .05) 相比，年轻人以正确的顺序记住了更多的面部对，但中老年人之间没有显着差异。此外，无论顺序如何，年轻人都比老年人记住了更多的人脸对（p< .05)。然而，各组之间没有其他显着差异。使用整合日常情景记忆各个方面的快速管理测试，我们发现了从中年开始在测试表现方面与年龄相关的差异的证据。