Aging and autobiographical memory: Dissociating episodic from semantic retrieval

被引：1068

作者：

Levine, B

Svoboda, E

Hay, JF

Winocur, G

Moscovitch, M

机构：

[1] Baycrest Ctr Geriatr Care, Rotman Res Inst, Toronto, ON M6E 3A5, Canada

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

[3] Univ Toronto, Dept Psychol, Baycrest Ctr Geriatr Care, Rotman Res Inst, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada

[4] Trent Univ, Dept Psychol, Peterborough, ON K9J 7B8, Canada

来源：

PSYCHOLOGY AND AGING | 2002年 / 17卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1037//0882-7974.17.4.677

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

Cognitive aging research documents reduced access to contextually specific episodic details in older adults, whereas access to semantic or other nonepisodic information is preserved or facilitated. The present study extended this finding to autobiographical memory by using a new measure; the Autobiographical Interview. Younger and older adults recalled events from 5 life periods. Protocols were scored according to a reliable system for categorizing episodic and nonepisodic information. Whereas younger adults were biased toward episodic details reflecting happenings, locations, perceptions, and thoughts, older adults favored semantic details not connected to a particular time and place. This pattern persisted after additional structured probing for contextual details. The Autobiographical Interview is a useful instrument for quantifying episodic and semantic contributions to personal remote memory.

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页码：677 / 689

页数：13

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