1. Linrun Li Alex Fratzke Theresa Toledo Tasnim Rahman
11-3: Aging and Memory
Linrun Li
Alex Fratzke
Theresa Toledo
Tasnim Rahman

2. Teen Memory
When people are asked to recall something important that has happened in the past, they tend to recall things from their teens or twenties
In 1990 Thomas Crook and Robin West did an experiment on 1205 people and were asked to learn 14 different names
At the end of the experiment all participants were asked to recall the names at 3 different introductions. After each introduction the younger participants had the most recollection of the names they had memorized

3. Aging Memory
In a memory study, it was shown that younger adults were better at recalling, but age did not affect recognition memory
For meaningless information, the older you are, the more likely you will forget
Older people’s capacity to learn and remember skill decline less than verbal recall

4. Prospective Memory
- Prospective Memory remains strong when events help trigger memories. Such as when walking by a convenience store, and then triggering a "...pick up milk" memory.
- Time-based tasks are more challenging for older people. Habitual tasks are even more challenging (such as remembering to take medications three times daily.)
- Through our later years, we continue to diverge. Meaning that, a twenty year old may differ widely in their abilities to learn/remember, but seventy year olds differ much more.