Examining Age-Related Differences in Auditory Attention Control Using a Task-Switching Procedure

被引:23
作者
Lawo, Vera [1 ]
Koch, Iring [1 ]
机构
[1] Rhein Westfal TH Aachen, Inst Psychol, D-52066 Aachen, Germany
来源
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES | 2014年 / 69卷 / 02期
关键词
Auditory selective attention; Cognitive aging; Dichotic listening; Task switching; EXECUTIVE CONTROL; SENSORY MODALITY; REACTION-TIME; LIFE-SPAN; RECONFIGURATION; IDENTIFICATION; INTERFERENCE; INHIBITION; OLD;
D O I
10.1093/geronb/gbs107
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
Objectives. Using a novel task-switching variant of dichotic selective listening, we examined age-related differences in the ability to intentionally switch auditory attention between 2 speakers defined by their sex. Method. In our task, young (M-age = 23.2 years) and older adults (M-age = 66.6 years) performed a numerical size categorization on spoken number words. The task-relevant speaker was indicated by a cue prior to auditory stimulus onset. The cuing interval was either short or long and varied randomly trial by trial. Results. We found clear performance costs with instructed attention switches. These auditory attention switch costs decreased with prolonged cue-stimulus interval. Older adults were generally much slower (but not more error prone) than young adults, but switching-related effects did not differ across age groups. Discussion. These data suggest that the ability to intentionally switch auditory attention in a selective listening task is not compromised in healthy aging. We discuss the role of modality-specific factors in age-related differences.
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页码:237 / 244
页数:8
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