Depth of Processing and Age Differences

Autor/inn/en	Kheirzadeh, Shiela; Pakzadian, Sarah Sadat
Titel	Depth of Processing and Age Differences
Quelle	In: Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, 45 (2016) 5, S.1137-1149 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0090-6905
DOI	10.1007/s10936-015-9395-x
Schlagwörter	Language Processing; Psycholinguistics; Semantics; Recall (Psychology); Visual Stimuli; Auditory Stimuli; Statistical Analysis; Age Differences; Linguistic Input; Children; Adults; Developmental Stages; Vocabulary Development; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Recognition (Psychology) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachverarbeitung; Psycholinguistik; Semantik; Abberufung; Auditive Stimulation; Statistische Analyse; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Sprachbildung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Wortschatzarbeit; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Recognition; Wiedererkennen
Abstract	The present article is aimed to investigate whether there are any differences between youngsters and adults in their working and long-term memory functioning. The theory of Depth of Processing (Craik and Lockhart in "J Verbal Learning Verbal Behav" 11:671-684, 1972) discusses the varying degrees of strengths of memory traces as the result of differential levels of processing on the retrieved input. Additionally, they claim that there are three levels of visual, auditory and semantic processes applied on the stimuli in the short-term memory leading to discrepancy in the durability of the memory traces and the later ease of recall and retrieval. In the present article, it is tried to demonstrate if there are evidences of more durable memory traces formed after semantic, visual and auditory processions of the incoming language data in two groups of (a) children in their language learning critical age, and (b) youngsters who have passed the critical age period. The comparisons of the results made using two-way ANOVAs revealed the superiority of semantic processing for both age groups in recall, retention and consequently recognition of the new English vocabularies by EFL learners. (As Provided).
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