Impact of Sensory Acuity on Auditory Working Memory Span in Young and Older Adults

被引：43
作者：
Baldwin, Carryl L. [1 ]
Ash, Ivan K. [2 ]
机构：
[1] George Mason Univ, Dept Psychol, Fairfax, VA 22030 USA
[2] Old Dominion Univ, Dept Psychol, Norfolk, VA 23529 USA
来源：
PSYCHOLOGY AND AGING | 2011年 / 26卷 / 01期
关键词：
auditory acuity; working memory; listening span; cognitive aging; perceptual processing; AGE-RELATED-CHANGES; HEARING-LOSS; INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES; TASK-PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; SPEECH; INFORMATION; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; TRAIL;
D O I：
10.1037/a0020360
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：
The impact of sensory acuity, processing speed, and working memory capacity on auditory working memory span (L-span) performance at 5 presentation levels was examined in 80 young adults (18-30 years of age) and 26 older adults (60-82 years of age). Lowering the presentation level of the L-span task had a greater detrimental effect on the older adults than on the younger ones. Furthermore, the relationship between sensory acuity and L-span performance varied as a function of age and presentation level. These results suggest that declining acuity plays an important explanatory role in age-related declines in cognitive abilities.
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