Abstract
Older (age 60-75) and younger adults (age 20-35) participated in a within - subject experiment . All participants were given four lists of 17 items, a recall test followed each list. Each participant was given a separate list under each of the following conditions, at the rate of 1 item every 10 s. (1) control: list of nouns; (2) visual - only: visually shown objects; (3) visual - and - haptic: given objects to hold and visually examine; (4) haptic - only: blindfolded, given objects to hold. A final surprise recall test was given of all items presented in the study . Data indicated that younger adults recalled more than older adults under all conditions. However, both age groups had the highest recall under the haptic conditions.
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