Duration of Fame and Extent of Semantic Knowledge of Famous Names in Cognitively Intact Older Adults
| Autor: | Emily J Kalscheur, John L. Woodard, Michael Seidenberg, Cassandra C. Kandah, Woojin Song |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Famous Persons media_common.quotation_subject Face (sociological concept) Cognitive structure Neuropsychological Tests Semantics 050105 experimental psychology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Duration (philosophy) Reaction Time Humans Names Semantic memory 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Categorical variable Aged media_common Aged 80 and over 05 social sciences Age Factors Recognition Psychology General Medicine Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Knowledge Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology Female Psychological resilience Psychology Psychomotor Performance 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 34:1382-1391 |
| ISSN: | 1873-5843 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/arclin/acy109 |
| Popis: | Objective The greater resilience of older memories relative to recent memories has primarily been demonstrated in clinical groups, but this phenomenon has been less extensively examined in cognitively intact older adults. Additionally, most studies of person-identity have only examined recognition or familiarity of a famous face or name, and there has been less systematic study of access to more specific person-identity semantic knowledge. The current study examined the effect of both memory age and extent of semantic knowledge on famous name recognition and retrieval of person-identity biographical information in healthy older adults. Method We examined recognition accuracy and response time of famous names at three time epochs (recent fame, transitory fame and enduring fame) in cognitively intact older adults. We also compared access to semantic knowledge that differed on the degree of specificity of biographical information: categorical, associative, and attribute knowledge. Results As predicted, participants recognized transitory famous names more quickly and accurately than recent famous names. Additionally, participants recognized enduring famous names more accurately than transitory famous names and recent names. We also found that categorical semantic knowledge was accessed more quickly and accurately than semantic knowledge for associative and attribute information. Conclusions These findings provide data on the cognitive structure and retrieval of person-identity knowledge and memory age in older cognitively intact individuals. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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