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Date of Award
1997
Document Type
Thesis - Pacific Access Restricted
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Roseann Hannon
First Committee Member
Martin Gipson
Second Committee Member
Kenneth Beauchamp
Abstract
This project examined the possibility that changing belief structures about memory when teaching memory strategies would have a stronger impact on memory ability in the elderly (those over age 60) than teaching memory strategies alone. Twenty-six participants were randomly assigned to either a memory skills only group, or a memory skills combined with belief change group. A Memory Assessment Battery measured memory performance, and subscales of the Metamemory in Adulthood Questionnaire and the Memory Functioning Questionnaire examined memory self-efficacy beliefs, before and after the intervention. Results were examined via a 2 x 2 split-plot factorial ANOVA. Significant improvement in memory self-efficacy beliefs were found for the combined treatment group, but neither group showed significant improvement in memory performance.
Pages
128
ISBN
9780591548907 , 0591548909
Recommended Citation
Ryslinge, Birgitte. (1997). Enhancing everyday memory for older adults. University of the Pacific, Thesis - Pacific Access Restricted. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2739
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