Effects of age and ability on self-reported memory functioning and knowledge of memory aging.
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.
Reese
Celinda M
CM
Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater 74078, USA. celinda.reese@okstate.edu
Cherry
Katie E
KE
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