title: Effects of age and ability on self-reported memory functioning and knowledge of memory aging.
abstract: The authors examined the effects of age and ability (as measured by education and verbal ability) on self-reported memory functioning in adulthood. In Study 1, the age and ability groups responded similarly to the Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (D. E. Broadbent, P. F. Cooper, P. Fitzgerald, & K. R. Parkes, 1982), but differences emerged when the authors examined specific items tapping prospective and retrospective memory. In Study 2, the authors found age and ability differences in self-reported memory functioning, as measured by the Memory Functioning Questionnaire (M. J. Gilewski, E. M. Zelinski, & K. W. Schaie, 1990) and in knowledge of memory aging, as measured by the Knowledge of Memory Aging Questionnaire (K. E. Cherry, R. L. West, C. M. Reese, M. P. Santa Maria, & M. Yassuda, 2000). In both studies, differences in self-reported functioning were not related to objective memory performance. In the second study, knowledge was positively related to performance. Implications for conceptions of metamemory and memory aging are considered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 74078, USA. celinda.reese@okstate.edu
authors.forename: Celinda M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Reese
authors.forename: Katie E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Cherry
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001076:Aptitude; D001288:Attention; D001364:Awareness; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D012650:Self Disclosure; D014706:Verbal Learning; D014825:Vocabulary