Working memory and inhibitory control across the life span: Intrusion errors in the Reading Span Test
Working memory and inhibitory control across the life span: Intrusion errors in the Reading Span Test
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DOI：
10.3758/mc.37.3.336
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发表时间：
2009-04-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
de Ribaupierre, Anik
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作者：
Robert, Christelle;Borella, Erika;de Ribaupierre, Anik
这项研究的目的是检查抑制控制和工作记忆容量在多大程度上与整个生命周期有关。在阅读广度测试的两个版本中，研究了儿童和年轻人和老年人犯下的侵入性错误。实验一采用混合阅读广度测验，测试项目具有不同的列表长度。与年轻人相比，老年人和儿童记住的正确单词更少，产生的干扰更多。此外，还发现了与年龄有关的入侵类型的差异。实验二采用适应性阅读广度测验，根据个体的工作记忆容量来调整条目的长度。不同年龄段的人在正确回忆或侵扰率上没有差异，但他们在侵扰的类型上有所不同。综上所述，这些发现表明，注意资源的可获得性影响一生中抑制的效率。
The aim of this study was to examine to what extent inhibitory control and working memory capacity are related across the life span. Intrusion errors committed by children and younger and older adults were investigated in two versions of the Reading Span Test. In Experiment 1, a mixed Reading Span Test with items of various list lengths was administered. Older adults and children recalled fewer correct words and produced more intrusions than did young adults. Also, age-related differences were found in the type of intrusions committed. In Experiment 2, an adaptive Reading Span Test was administered, in which the list length of items was adapted to each individual's working memory capacity. Age groups differed neither on correct recall nor on the rate of intrusions, but they differed on the type of intrusions. Altogether, these findings indicate that the availability of attentional resources influences the efficiency of inhibition across the life span.