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Effects of Aging on False Memory within DRM Paradigm：A Study Based on Fuzzy-Trace Theory

HUANG Yi-fan1, WANG Da-hua2, XIAO Hong-rui2, JIANG Wei3   

  1. 1. School of Education, Jiangxi Science & Technology Normal University, Jiangxi 330013;
    2. Institute of Developmental Psychology,Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    3. Civil Aviation Medicine Center of CAAC, Civil Aviation Institute, Beijing 100123
  • Online:2014-01-15 Published:2014-01-15

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Abstract: The present study aimed at validating the Fuzzy-Trace Theory (FTT) when predicating the performance and explaining the mechanisms of aging effects on false memory. Three age groups were enrolled including 35 young adults, 28 old adults, and 34 old-old adults. Based on DRM, a simplified conjoint recognition paradigm was used to detect false memory. The multinomial processing tree model (MPT) was adopted as the statistics techniques. The results showed that (1) The age-related differences in both true and false memory were found to be significant, but the aging effects showed inconsistent patterns. Specifically, the performance of true memory decreased with aging progressively, nonetheless, the performance of false memory was in a reverse U shape with old adults presented more false memory than the other two groups;(2) The age differences on responses to RELATED probes were significantly founded. Statistics with MPT showed that the probability of retrieving the target's verbatim trace declined in the old group; however, the probability of retrieving the target's gist trace declined significantly in the old-old group. The above findings evidently supported the viewpoints on the development of false memory and the mechanisms of aging effects which were proposed by FTT, within DRM paradigm.

Key words: aging, false memory, DRM paradigm, Fuzzy-Trace Theory

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  • B844.3

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