Is working memory necessary for implementation intentions to enhance prospective memory in older adults with cognitive problems?
| Autor: | Christina Burkard, Lucien Rochat, Gabriel Gold, Anne-Claude Juillerat Van der Linden, Martial Van der Linden |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Cognitive impairmenta
Aging Prospective memory Working memory Implementation intention Memory clinic Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Subjective memory Implementation intentions Developmental psychology ddc:128.37 Clinical Psychology ddc:150 Cognitive problems Cognitive resource theory Psychology Cognitive impairment Applied Psychology Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, Vol. 3, No 1 (2014) pp. 37-43 |
| ISSN: | 2211-369X 2211-3681 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jarmac.2014.01.004 |
| Popis: | Implementation intentions are an effective strategy for improving prospective memory in older adults. However, their efficacy has never been assessed in older individuals with cognitive problems (i.e., individuals with subjective memory complaints or objective memory impairments). Furthermore, although most authors consider implementation intentions to depend on automatic processes, some studies have shown the necessity of residual preserved controlled processes for implementation intentions to be efficient. We examined the efficacy of implementation intentions in prospective memory in 45 older participants consulting a memory clinic. Half of the participants were instructed to form an implementation intention, the other half receiving standard instructions. Analyses showed that working memory moderated the efficacy of implementation intentions, which were efficient only in individuals with better working memory. These results corroborate the claim that a minimal level of cognitive resources is required for the technique, although implementation intentions might depend principally on automatic processes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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