Carol Forsloff - "You
told me that already," he said. "Did I? I thought I told the story to
Mable? " It's the kind of thing that gets couples into arguments and
it's what seniors experience more than others, 'destination amnesia.'
told me that already," he said. "Did I? I thought I told the story to
Mable? " It's the kind of thing that gets couples into arguments and
it's what seniors experience more than others, 'destination amnesia.'
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Older
adults have more problems trying to remember who they have shared
information with according a a study done by Baycrest's Rotman Research
Institute.
adults have more problems trying to remember who they have shared
information with according a a study done by Baycrest's Rotman Research
Institute.
Despite making socially awkward errors, often adults will hang on to beliefs even when they are false.
"What
we've found is that older adults tend to experience more destination
amnesia than younger adults," said Dr. Nigel Gopie, lead investigator
and cognitive scientist. Others involved in this research on memory and
attention included Drs. Fergus Craik and Lynn Hasher.
we've found is that older adults tend to experience more destination
amnesia than younger adults," said Dr. Nigel Gopie, lead investigator
and cognitive scientist. Others involved in this research on memory and
attention included Drs. Fergus Craik and Lynn Hasher.
"Destination
amnesia is characterized by falsely believing you've told someone
something, such as believing you've told your daughter about needing a
ride to an appointment, when you actually had told a neighbor."
amnesia is characterized by falsely believing you've told someone
something, such as believing you've told your daughter about needing a
ride to an appointment, when you actually had told a neighbor."
Researchers
tell us older adults have this type of memory failure because the
ability to focus and pay attention declines with age. Older adults use
up most of their information resources telling the information so don't
code who they actually remember the context of it.
tell us older adults have this type of memory failure because the
ability to focus and pay attention declines with age. Older adults use
up most of their information resources telling the information so don't
code who they actually remember the context of it.
"Older
adults are additionally highly confident, compared to younger adults,
that they have never told people particular things when they actually
had," added Dr. Gopie. "This over-confidence presumably causes older
adults to repeat information to people."
adults are additionally highly confident, compared to younger adults,
that they have never told people particular things when they actually
had," added Dr. Gopie. "This over-confidence presumably causes older
adults to repeat information to people."
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