Perceptual Similarity Can Drive Age-Related Elevation of False Recognition

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology Vol. 10; p. 743
• Main Authors: Boutet, Isabelle, Dawod, Khalil, Chiasson, Félix, Brown, Olivier, Collin, Charles
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 09.05.2019
• Subjects: aging; face recognition; false recognition errors; memory; object recognition; Psychology; object recognition; face recognition; false recognition errors; memory; aging

Older adults consistently show elevated rates of false recognition of new items that are related to studied items. This finding has been largely attributed to a greater tendency for older adults to rely on conceptual gist during memory recognition tasks. However, perceptual factors may also be impli...