Research Paper On Working Memory

Aging and Memory
Klencklen, G., Banta Lavenex, P., Brandner, C., & Lavenex, P. (2017). Working memory decline in normal aging: Memory load and representational demands affect performance. Learning and Motivation, 60(May), 10–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lmot.2017.09.002
In the article cited above, the researchers analyzed the changes resulted from age and their effect on the performance of each groups’ working memory. Specifically, this study was conducted through the use of laboratory memory tests that were realistic to those the participants would face in the real world. The study was completed by having two groups – one from ages 20 to 30 years, and another from ages 64 to 73 – participate in tasks such neuropsychological tests of general

(2017). Interpersonal relationships of older adults with an intellectual disability in Ireland. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, (February 2017), n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12352
The study above analyzed the relationship between individuals with an intellectual disability and their interpersonal relationships. Specifically, it researched this idea by analyzing the individuals measure of interpersonal relationships and their interactions among their community. The researchers used components such as whether the individual keeps in contact with their family and friends to help analyze the relationship as well. They completed their research through the use of a longitudinal study on aging (IDS-TILDA) among 753 adults of the age 40 years and above diagnosed with an intellectual disability. These individuals were randomly sampled from the National Intellectual Disability Database, and their disabilities ranged from mild to profound disability. Some individuals lived alone, with other lived in assisted living facilities or with their families. The researchers analyzed cross-sectional data pulled from the IDS-TILDA and their current participants self-report survey by interviewing the participants with questions such as, “Who are your main social activities with?”, “What family do you have?”, etc. It was found that elderly individuals among the society with

The study had a total of roughly 1,933, all within the age range of 55 to 65 and roughly half female and half male participants with various ethnicities. In order to analyze the relationship between age and personality, the researchers used an interview method, self-report measures, and informant-report measures involving personality to collect the data. They completed the study over a two-and-a-half-year time period to allow themselves to analyze whether there was any variation among the two personality groups as well (personality disorder group and “normal” personality group). The researchers found that the those in the “normal” personality group had a decreased/non-ideal personality as age increased. However, they also found that based on the self-report measures, the personality disorder group had a decrease in disorder traits as age increased and the “normal” personality group had an increase in a “good” personality as age increased. In comparison, the informant-report measures suggested that the personality disorder group had little increases in personality over time (Cooper, Balsis, & Oltmanns,