Intelligence moderates the benefits of strategy instructions on memory performance: an adult-lifespan examination

Autoren

Nikita L Frankenmolen
Mareike Altgassen
Renée Kessels
Marleen M de Waal
Julie-Anne Hindriksen
Barbara Verhoeven
Luciano Fasotti
Anouk Scheres
Roy PC Kessels
Joukje M Oosterman

DOI

10.1080/13825585.2016.1171289

eISSN

1744-4128

ISSN

1382-5585

Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung

1

Zeitschrift

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Sprache

en

Online publication date

2016

Paginierung

45 - 61

Datum der Veröffentlichung

2017

Status

Published

Herausgeber

Informa UK Limited

Herausgeber URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13825585.2016.1171289

Datum der Datenerfassung

2019

Titel

Intelligence moderates the benefits of strategy instructions on memory performance: an adult-lifespan examination

Ausgabe der Zeitschrift

24

Datenquelle: Crossref

Abstract

Whether older adults can compensate for their associative memory deficit by using memory strategies efficiently might depend on their general cognitive abilities. This study examined the moderating role of an IQ estimate on the beneficial effects of strategy instructions. A total of 142 participants (aged 18-85 years) received either intentional learning or strategy ("sentence generation") instructions during encoding of word pairs. Whereas young adults with a lower IQ benefited from strategy instructions, those with a higher IQ did not, presumably because they already use strategies spontaneously. Older adults showed the opposite effect: following strategy instructions, older adults with a higher IQ showed a strong increase in memory performance (approximately achieving the level of younger adults), whereas older adults with a lower IQ did not, suggesting that they have difficulties implementing the provided strategies. These results highlight the importance of the role of IQ in compensating for the aging-related memory decline.

Addresses

a Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour , Radboud University , Nijmegen , The Netherlands.

Autoren

Nikita L Frankenmolen
Mareike Altgassen
Renée Kessels
Marleen M de Waal
Julie-Anne Hindriksen
Barbara Verhoeven
Luciano Fasotti
Anouk Scheres
Roy PC Kessels
Joukje M Oosterman

DOI

10.1080/13825585.2016.1171289

eISSN

1744-4128

Externe Identifier

PubMed Identifier: 27141830

Funding acknowledgements

Fonds NutsOhra: 1203-049

Open access

false

ISSN

1382-5585

Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung

1

Zeitschrift

Neuropsychology, development, and cognition. Section B, Aging, neuropsychology and cognition

Schlüsselwörter

Humans
Memory Disorders
Random Allocation
Intelligence
Association Learning
Memory
Neuropsychological Tests
Aging
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Middle Aged
Female
Male
Young Adult

Sprache

eng

Medium

Print-Electronic

Online publication date

2016

Paginierung

45 - 61

Datum der Veröffentlichung

2017

Status

Published

Publisher licence

CC BY

Datum der Datenerfassung

2016

Titel

Intelligence moderates the benefits of strategy instructions on memory performance: an adult-lifespan examination.

Sub types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal Article

Ausgabe der Zeitschrift

24

Datenquelle: Europe PubMed Central

Abstract

Whether older adults can compensate for their associative memory deficit by using memory strategies efficiently might depend on their general cognitive abilities. This study examined the moderating role of an IQ estimate on the beneficial effects of strategy instructions. A total of 142 participants (aged 18-85 years) received either intentional learning or strategy ("sentence generation") instructions during encoding of word pairs. Whereas young adults with a lower IQ benefited from strategy instructions, those with a higher IQ did not, presumably because they already use strategies spontaneously. Older adults showed the opposite effect: following strategy instructions, older adults with a higher IQ showed a strong increase in memory performance (approximately achieving the level of younger adults), whereas older adults with a lower IQ did not, suggesting that they have difficulties implementing the provided strategies. These results highlight the importance of the role of IQ in compensating for the aging-related memory decline.

Autoren

Nikita L Frankenmolen
Mareike Altgassen
Renée Kessels
Marleen M de Waal
Julie-Anne Hindriksen
Barbara Verhoeven
Luciano Fasotti
Anouk Scheres
Roy PC Kessels
Joukje M Oosterman

Autoren-URL

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27141830

DOI

10.1080/13825585.2016.1171289

eISSN

1744-4128

Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung

1

Zeitschrift

Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn

Schlüsselwörter

Associative memory deficit
aging
cognitive reserve
lifespan
strategy use
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Association Learning
Female
Humans
Intelligence
Male
Memory
Memory Disorders
Middle Aged
Neuropsychological Tests
Random Allocation
Young Adult

Sprache

eng

Country

United States

Paginierung

45 - 61

Datum der Veröffentlichung

2017

Status

Published

Datum, an dem der Datensatz öffentlich gemacht wurde

2018

Titel

Intelligence moderates the benefits of strategy instructions on memory performance: an adult-lifespan examination.

Sub types

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Ausgabe der Zeitschrift

24

Datenquelle: PubMed

Intelligence moderates the benefits of strategy instructions on memory performance: an adult-lifespan examination

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