Age-Related Differences in the Relation Between Monitoring and Control of Learning

Authors: Souchay C.¹; Isingrini M.¹

Source: Experimental Aging Research, Volume 30, Number 2, January-March 2004 , pp. 179-193(15)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

The manner in which aging affects the utilization of monitoring in the allocation of study time was investigated by having adults learn paired associates during two study-recall tests. First participants learned the 40 critical cue-target pairs. Then they had to recall the target of each pair and make a feeling-of-knowing (FOK) judgment. Finally, they studied the 40 cue-target pairs on a self-paced study trial and then recalled the items. A total of 24 elderly adults and 23 young adults served as participants. The results indicated that every group of subjects allocated their self-paced study time partly in accordance with their FOK judgments, with items higher in FOK receiving less self-paced study time. The magnitude of this relationship was significantly different in young and old subjects. Moreover, age-related differences in the allocation of study time accounted for the age-related differences in memory performance.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/03610730490274248

Affiliations: 1: University of Tours, Tours, France

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