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The Influence of Age-Related Differences in Prior Knowledge and Attentional Refreshing Opportunities on Episodic Memory

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  • Vanessa M. Loaiza
  • Matthew G. Rhodes
  • Julia Anglin

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Objectives. The assumption that working memory (WM) is embedded within long-term memory suggests that the effectiveness of switching information between activated states in WM (i.e., attentional refreshing) may depend on whether that information is semantically relevant. Given that older adults often have greater general knowledge than younger adults, age-related deficits in episodic memory (EM) could be ameliorated by studying information that has existing semantic representations compared with unknown information.

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  • Vanessa M. Loaiza & Matthew G. Rhodes & Julia Anglin, 2015. "The Influence of Age-Related Differences in Prior Knowledge and Attentional Refreshing Opportunities on Episodic Memory," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 70(5), pages 729-736.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:geronb:v:70:y:2015:i:5:p:729-736.
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    1. Chandramallika Basak & Paul Verhaeghen, 2011. "Aging and Switching the Focus of Attention in Working Memory: Age Differences in Item Availability But Not in Item Accessibility," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 66(5), pages 519-526.
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