Adult age differences in memory for routes: effects of instruction and spatial diagram.

@article{citeulike:2964640, abstract = {Free-recall and multiple-choice measures of memory for landmarks, sequential order, turns, and route configurations were obtained from younger and older adults after they viewed slides of 2 overlapping routes. Instructions focused attention on either the contents of the slides or on the course of the path; a control condition provided no orientational instructions. Half the subjects viewed maplike diagrams of the joint spatial configuration. Age interacted with instruction only for multiple-choice tests of landmark memory. Age interacted with diagram for each of the other 3 route memory components, although the generality of this interaction across instruction condition depended on whether free-recall or multiple-choice tests were used. The results suggest that route memory may involve both scene and layout representation, which may be differentially sensitive to age and presentational variables.}, address = {National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland.}, author = {Lipman, P. D. and Caplan, L. J. }, citeulike-article-id = {2964640}, issn = {0882-7974}, journal = {Psychology and aging}, keywords = {aging, navigation, spatial}, month = {September}, number = {3}, pages = {435--442}, posted-at = {2008-07-04 17:57:22}, priority = {2}, title = {Adult age differences in memory for routes: effects of instruction and spatial diagram.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1388865}, volume = {7}, year = {1992} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2964640 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2964640 TI - Adult age differences in memory for routes: effects of instruction and spatial diagram. JF - Psychology and aging VL - 7 IS - 3 SP - 435 EP - 442 AD - National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland. SN - 0882-7974 N2 - Free-recall and multiple-choice measures of memory for landmarks, sequential order, turns, and route configurations were obtained from younger and older adults after they viewed slides of 2 overlapping routes. Instructions focused attention on either the contents of the slides or on the course of the path; a control condition provided no orientational instructions. Half the subjects viewed maplike diagrams of the joint spatial configuration. Age interacted with instruction only for multiple-choice tests of landmark memory. Age interacted with diagram for each of the other 3 route memory components, although the generality of this interaction across instruction condition depended on whether free-recall or multiple-choice tests were used. The results suggest that route memory may involve both scene and layout representation, which may be differentially sensitive to age and presentational variables. KW - aging KW - navigation KW - spatial AU - Lipman, PD AU - Caplan, LJ PY - 1992/09// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1388865 ER -