Knowledge Mitigates Age Differences in Recognition Memory for Nutrition Information

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. S. Miller ◽  
Megan Zirnstein ◽  
Pauline K. Chan ◽  
Tanja N. Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Recognition Memory ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Nutrition Information

Quantitative information processing of nutrition facts panels

2014 ◽  
Vol 116 (7) ◽  
pp. 1205-1219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Soederberg Miller
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Information Processing ◽  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Quantitative Information ◽  
Nutrition Information ◽  
Nutrition Labels ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Daily Diet

Purpose – Quantitative information on nutrition labels (nutrition facts panels (NFPs)) is often conveyed in the form of absolute weights (i.e. milligrams or grams) and reference values (i.e. per cent daily values (%DVs)) which provide information regarding nutrient levels within the context of a total daily diet. Some evidence suggests that %DVs are preferred over the weights and may be better at communicating nutrition information. However, age differences are often neglected in past work, thus limiting the understanding how effectively NFPs communicate quantitative information across adulthood. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Using eye tracking methodology, the present study examined age and preference differences in attention to weights and %DVs on NFPs during two healthfulness judgement tasks. The extent to which attention predicted judgement accuracy was explored and findings were compared to two additional predictors, prior knowledge and NFP numeracy skills. Findings – Although individuals paid attention to both types of quantitative information, attention to %DVs, but not weights, predicted accuracy, on both tasks. For older adults only, preferences for %DVs were related to %DV attention, and this in turn supported accuracy on the single-NFP task. Originality/value – These data show that %DVs are important for healthfulness judgements across age but that preferences for %DVs, together with attention to %DVs, are particularly important for older adults.

Age Differences in Recognition Memory

1974 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. T. Erber
Keyword(s):  
Recognition Memory ◽  
Age Differences

Partial Learning and Recognition Memory in the Aged

1975 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 359-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anderson D. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Recognition Memory ◽  
Recognition Test ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Older Persons ◽  
Recognition Performance ◽  
Test List ◽  
Adult Age ◽  
Storage And Retrieval ◽  
Semantic Errors ◽  
Partial Learning

A recognition-memory paradigm was used to test two hypotheses, storage and retrieval, which account for the adult age decrement seen in recall. Partial storage was minimized by using items in the recognition list which were similar to the to-be-remembered items. Recognition performance was unaffected by adult age differences, thereby supporting the retrieval hypothesis. However, older persons made a greater number of semantic errors in the recognition test list supporting the storage hypothesis. While the error difference did not affect overall recognition performance, the result does indicate some caution is necessary in interpreting age-recognition interactions.

Age differences in recognition memory of the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta)

1987 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 435-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon K. Presty ◽  
Jocelyne Bachevalier ◽  
Lary C. Walker ◽  
Robert G. Struble ◽  
Donald L. Price ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Recognition Memory ◽  
Rhesus Monkey ◽  
Age Differences ◽  
Macaca Mulatta
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