Effect of encoding strategies on contextual memory in elders / Efeito de estratégias de codificação sobre a memória contextual em idosos

Previous researches suggest that contextual memory is especially susceptible to the negative effects of aging upon cognition. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of memorization strategies on the performance of twenty-four elders and twenty-one young participants on contextual memo...

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Main Authors: Rosane Papaleo Freire, Joana Bisol Balardin, Fábio Caldana, Cristiane Moro dos Santos, Luciana Cunha Krebs, Valdemarina Bidone de Azevedo e Souza, Nadja Schröder, Elke Bromberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2008-01-01
Series:Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722008000200019&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt