Improving older adults' ability to follow instructions: benefits of actions at encoding and retrieval in working memory

doi:10.1080/09658211.2022.2035768

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	Improving older adults' ability to follow instructions: benefits of actions at encoding and retrieval in working memory
	Yang, Tian-xiao 1,2; Su, Xiao-min 1,2; Allen, Richard J.3; Ye, Zheng 4; Jia, Lu-xia 1,2
通讯作者	Yang, Tian-xiao(yangtx@psych.ac.cn)
摘要	The ability to follow instructions is critical for learning new skills and may support successful aging. Recent evidence indicates a close link between following instructions and working memory, and that action-based processing at encoding and retrieval can improve this ability. In this study, we examined the ability to follow instructions and the benefits of action-based processing in young and older adults. In Experiment 1, participants were presented with spoken or silent demonstrated instructions, then recalled them by oral repetition or physical enactment. Older adults produced fewer correct responses in all conditions. Both age groups were better at recalling demonstrated than spoken instructions in the verbal but not the enacted recall condition. Older adults also benefited from enacted recall relative to verbal recall, but to a smaller extent than younger adults. In Experiment 2, the additional benefit of dual modalities (spoken instructions with simultaneous demonstration) relative to single modality presentation (spoken instructions, or silent demonstration) was examined. Both age groups showed superior performance in dual modality conditions relative to spoken instructions when using verbal recall. These findings suggest that although following instruction ability appears to decline with age, older adults can still benefit from action at encoding and retrieval.
关键词	Working memory aging enactment following instructions
	2022-02-10
语种	英语
DOI	10.1080/09658211.2022.2035768
发表期刊	MEMORY
ISSN	0965-8211
页码	11
收录类别	SCI
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[31961133025] ; CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology[KLMH2015ZG02]
出版者	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
WOS关键词	VERBAL MEMORY ; AGE ; PERFORMANCE ; ENACTMENT ; STORAGE ; TASKS ; SPAN
WOS研究方向	Psychology
WOS类目	Psychology, Experimental
WOS记录号	WOS:000753795000001
资助机构	National Natural Science Foundation of China ; CAS Key Laboratory of Mental Health, Institute of Psychology
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/42067
通讯作者	Yang, Tian-xiao
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Neuropsychol & Appl Cognit Neurosci Lab, CAS Key Lab Mental Hlth, Beijing, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Dept Psychol, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.Univ Leeds, Sch Psychol, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Excellence Brain Sci & Intelligence Technol, Inst Neurosci, Shanghai, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yang, Tian-xiao,Su, Xiao-min,Allen, Richard J.,et al. Improving older adults' ability to follow instructions: benefits of actions at encoding and retrieval in working memory[J]. MEMORY,2022:11.
APA	Yang, Tian-xiao,Su, Xiao-min,Allen, Richard J.,Ye, Zheng,&Jia, Lu-xia.(2022).Improving older adults' ability to follow instructions: benefits of actions at encoding and retrieval in working memory.MEMORY,11.
MLA	Yang, Tian-xiao,et al."Improving older adults' ability to follow instructions: benefits of actions at encoding and retrieval in working memory".MEMORY (2022):11.