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Comparative Study of Memory Deficits in Younger and Older adults

    Attiqa Noor

    Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi

    Najma Najam

    Department of Applied Psychology, Punjab University, Lahore


Received
19 Feb, 2009
Accepted
18 Sep, 2009
Published
31 Dec, 2009

The present study aimed to investigate memory deficits in younger and older adults. A gender equated_sample of (N = 40) adults including older (n = 20) and younger adults (n = 20) was taken from Morgah, Rawalpindi. Wechsler Memory Scale (Wechsler, 1997), Benton Visual Retention Test (Sivan, 1992), and Controlled Oral Word Association Test (Benton & Hamsher, 1976) were administered to determine the memory deficits, visual spatial and visuo-motor abilities, and verbal memory of participant. The results showed that older adults have deficits in working and visual memory. The difference in verbal memory in the two groups was nonsignificant but there was a significant decline in working memory and visual memory with the age.

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APA-7 Style
Noor, A., Najam, N. (2009). Comparative Study of Memory Deficits in Younger and Older adults. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 24(3-4), 145-158. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=447

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Noor, A.; Najam, N. Comparative Study of Memory Deficits in Younger and Older adults. Pak. J. Psychol. Res 2009, 24, 145-158. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=447

AMA Style
Noor A, Najam N. Comparative Study of Memory Deficits in Younger and Older adults. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 2009; 24(3-4): 145-158. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=447

Chicago/Turabian Style
Noor, Attiqa, and Najma Najam. 2009. "Comparative Study of Memory Deficits in Younger and Older adults" Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 24, no. 3-4: 145-158. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=447