title: Aging and directed forgetting: pre-cue encoding and post-cue rehearsal effects.
abstract: The effects of pre-cue encoding and post-cue rehearsal on item-method-directed forgetting in young and older adults were examined. In Experiment 1, level-of-processing manipulations were used to examine pre-cue representations of items in directed forgetting. In Experiment 2, pre-cue levels of processing was manipulated as well as post-cue rehearsal time. In general, young adults showed greater directed forgetting than older adults, and levels of processing did not affect directed forgetting. However, increased post-cue rehearsal time eliminated directed forgetting. These findings are discussed in terms of constraints that influence item-method-directed forgetting. It is suggested that young adults, but not older adults, may use compensatory strategies to overcome these constraints.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio 45207-6511, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Dulaney
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Marks
authors.forename: Kristen E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Link
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D003463:Cues; D006801:Humans; D007266:Inhibition, Psychological; D008568:Memory; D011939:Mental Recall; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D013404:Suggestion