A diffusion model analysis of the effects of aging in the lexical-decision task

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The effects of aging on response time (RT) was tested on young and older subjects (age 60-75) and results reveal that the older subjects though slower than the young subjects were more accurate. There was an 80-100-ms slowing of the nonecision components of RT for older subjects relative to young subjects and more conservative decision criterion settings for older subjects than for young subjects.

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Aging and input processing in dual-task situations

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The psychological refractory period (PRP) paradigm was used to test whether older participants suffer from input interference in dual-task situations. Increased susceptibility of older participants to input interference was seen. Parallel processing at the input stage of dual-task performance requires cognitive control.

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A meta-analytic review of prospective memory and aging

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According to a meta-analysis of prospective memory (PM) studies, younger participants outperform older participants on tests of both time-and event-based PM, in laboratory settings. However, the older participants perform substantially better than their younger counterparts in naturalistic PM studies.

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