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Adult age differences in frequency-of-occurrence memory for actions performed zero, one, or two times in the laboratory were investigated shortly after the actions had been performed and after a retention interval of 24 h. A moderate age difference in accuracy of frequency judgments was found on the immediate retention test. Forgetting over 24 h was moderate for both young adult and elderly adult subjects. A negligible interaction between age and retention interval suggested comparable forgetting rates for young and elderly subjects, at least over 24 h.
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This study was based on part of a thesis by the first author submitted to the Graduate School, University of Missouri-Columbia, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts degree. The research was supported by Research Grant AG08214 awarded by the National Institute on Aging to the second author. We would like to express our appreciation to Karen Lieberwitz, Judith Wiley, and Roberta Wood for their contributions to the conduct of this study.
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Liu, Z., Kausler, D.H. Adult age differences in acquisition and retention of frequency-of-occurrence information for actions. Bull. Psychon. Soc. 31, 69–71 (1993). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334144
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334144