Self-Referential Memory Encoding and Mind- Wandering in Younger and Older Adults
Self-referencing, the relating of information to oneself, is a successful encoding strategy that improves memory across the lifespan. Mind-wandering, the shifting of thoughts from a task to selffocused information, is characterised by decreased cognitive performance and is reported by older adults l...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Open Psychology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/psych-2018-0005 |