title: Effects of age and environmental support for rehearsal on visuospatial working memory.
abstract: The present study investigated whether older adults' visuospatial working memory shows effects of environmental support for rehearsal similar to those observed in young adults (Lilienthal, Hale, & Myerson, 2014). When the duration of interitem intervals was 4 s and participants had sufficient time to rehearse, location memory spans were larger in both age groups when environmental support was present than when support was absent. Critically, however, the age-related difference in memory was actually larger when support was provided, suggesting that young and older adults may differ in their rehearsal of to-be-remembered locations. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Washington University in St. Louis.
authors.forename: Lindsey
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lilienthal
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Washington University in St. Louis.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hale
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Washington University in St. Louis.
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Myerson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D011939:Mental Recall; D013028:Space Perception; D014796:Visual Perception; D055815:Young Adult