When Distraction Holds Relevance: A Prospective Memory Benefit for Older Adults
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. PM and Distraction
1.2. Distraction and Aging
1.3. PM and Aging
1.4. The Present Study
2. Method
2.1. Design and Participants
Measure | Young | Older | ||
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Lures | No Lures | Lures | No Lures | |
Age (years) | 21.2 (2.4) | 20.6 (3.1) | 71.2 (5.8) | 72.1 (5.9) |
Mill Hill vocabulary score | 20.6 (3.9) | 19.3 (3.9) | 25.4 (4.1) | 24.4 (3.5) |
Simon Task—Mean correct response time (ms) | ||||
Congruent | 420 (86) | 407 (81) | 529 (88) | 516 (75) |
Incongruent | 457 (97) | 449 (75) | 604 (93) | 590 (70) |
Digit Span | ||||
Forward | 9.5 (2.1) | 9.5 (1.7) | 8.2 (2.0) | 8.8 (2.1) |
Backward | 7.0 (1.2) | 7.8 (2.0) | 7.0 (1.8) | 7.4 (2.0) |
Pictures Task—Hit rate | 0.89 (0.08) | 0.94 (0.07) | 0.83 (0.11) | 0.84 (0.12) |
Lexical Decision Task—Mean correct response time (ms) | ||||
Animals | 537 (117) | 524 (81) | 638 (100) | 624 (91) |
Controls | 534 (83) | 535 (99) | 637 (98) | 645 (113) |
Non-lures | 541 (68) | 543 (76) | 658 (86) | 640 (90) |
New words | 542 (70) | 548 (79) | 656 (80) | 644 (84) |
2.2. Materials and Procedure
3. Results
3.1. PM Performance
3.2. Ongoing Task Performance
3.3. Lexical Decision Performance
4. Discussion and Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Lourenço, J.S.; Maylor, E.A. When Distraction Holds Relevance: A Prospective Memory Benefit for Older Adults. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12, 6523-6541. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120606523
Lourenço JS, Maylor EA. When Distraction Holds Relevance: A Prospective Memory Benefit for Older Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015; 12(6):6523-6541. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120606523
Chicago/Turabian StyleLourenço, Joana S., and Elizabeth A. Maylor. 2015. "When Distraction Holds Relevance: A Prospective Memory Benefit for Older Adults" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12, no. 6: 6523-6541. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120606523