Optimal Time-of-Day and Consolidation of Learning in Younger and Older Adults

被引：7

作者：

Hogan, Michael J. ^{[1
]}

Kelly, Clare A. M. ^{[2
]}

Verrier, Diarmuid ^{[1
]}

Newell, John ^{[3
]}

Hasher, Lynn ^{[4
]}

Robertson, Ian H. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Univ Ireland, Dept Psychol, Galway, Ireland

[2] Trinity Coll Dublin, Dept Psychol, Dublin, Ireland

[3] Natl Univ Ireland, Dept Math, Galway, Ireland

[4] Univ Toronto, Dept Psychol, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada

来源：

EXPERIMENTAL AGING RESEARCH | 2009年 / 35卷 / 01期

关键词：

INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES; INTRAINDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY; MORNINGNESS EVENINGNESS; PERFORMANCE VARIABILITY; EXECUTIVE CONTROL; BODY-TEMPERATURE; AGE-DIFFERENCES; MEMORY; AUTOMATICITY; SLEEP;

D O I：

10.1080/03610730802545366

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

The current study investigated the relationship between intraindividual variability and associative learning in younger and older adults. The authors hypothesized that higher levels of intraindividual variability would be associated with a reduction in the benefits of practice during learning, and that nonoptimal testing times would magnify these effects. Results indicated that older adults showed an increase in reaction time (RT) standard deviation (SD) relative to mean RT in the evening. Although time-of-day did not have a significant effect on rate of learning or total learning, intraindividual variability did predict learning rate of younger adults at nonoptimal testing times. Results are discussed in light of theoretical models of aging and learning.

引用

页码：107 / 128

页数：22

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