Publication Cover
Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 43, 2017 - Issue 2
603
Views
15
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Effect of Age on Attentional Control in Dual-Tasking

, , , &
Pages 161-177 | Received 18 May 2015, Accepted 21 Mar 2016, Published online: 23 Feb 2017

REFERENCES

  • Allen, P. A., Lien, M. C., Ruthruff, E., & Voss, A. (2014). Multitasking and aging: Do older adults benefit from performing a highly practiced task? Experimental Aging Research, 40, 280–307. doi: 10.1080/0361073X.2014.896663
  • Anderson, M., Bucks, R. S., Bayliss, D. M., & Della Sala, S. (2011). Effect of age on dual-task performance in children and adults. Memory & Cognition, 39, 1241–1252. doi: 10.3758/s13421-011-0099-7
  • Anguera, J. A., Boccanfuso, J., Rintoul, J. L., Al-Hashimi, O., Faraji, F., Janowich, J., … Gazzaley, A. (2013). Video game training enhances cognitive control in older adults. Nature, 501, 97–101. doi: 10.1038/nature12486
  • Baddeley, A. D., Logie, R., Bressi, S., Sala, S. D., & Spinnler, H. (1986). Dementia and working memory. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A, 38, 603–618. doi: 10.1080/14640748608401616
  • Belleville, S., Mellah, S., de Boysson, C., Demonet, J.-F., Bier, B., & Chao, L. (2014). The pattern and loci of training-induced brain changes in healthy older adults are predicted by the nature of the intervention. PLoS ONE, 9, e102710. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102710
  • Bier, B., de Boysson, C., & Belleville, S. (2014). Identifying training modalities to improve multitasking in older adults. Age, 36, 1–16. doi: 10.1007/s11357-014-9688-2
  • Braver, T. S., Barch, D. M., Keys, B. A., Carter, C. S., Cohen, J. D., Kaye, J. A., … Reed, B. R. (2001). Context processing in older adults: Evidence for a theory relating cognitive control to neurobiology in healthy aging. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 130, 746–763. doi: 10.1037/0096-3445.130.4.746
  • Braver, T. S., & West, R. (2008). Working memory, executive control, and aging. In F. I. M. Craik & T. A. Salthouse (Eds.), The handbook of aging and cognition (Vol. 3, 311–372). New York, NY: Psychology Press.
  • Chatelois, J., Pineau, H., Belleville, S., Peretz, I., Lussier, I., Fontaine, F. S., & Renaseau-Leclerc, C. (1993). Batterie informatisée d’évaluation de la mémoire inspirée de l’approche cognitive. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 34, 45–63. doi: 10.1037/h0078803
  • Craik, F. I. M. (1977). Age differences in human memory. In J. E. Birren & K. W. Schaie (Eds.), Handbook of the psychology of aging (pp. 384–420). New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
  • Craik, F. I. M., Govoni, R., Naveh-Benjamin, M., & Anderson, N. D. (1996). The effects of divided attention on encoding and retrieval processes in human memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 125, 159–180. doi: 10.1037/0096-3445.125.2.159
  • Craik, F. I. M., & McDowd, J. M. (1987). Age differences in recall and recognition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 13, 474–479.
  • Crossley, M., & Hiscock, M. (1992). Age-related differences in concurrent-task performance of normal adults: Evidence for a decline in processing resources. Psychology and Aging, 7, 499–506. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.7.4.499
  • Daigneault, G., Joly, P., & Frigon, J.-Y. (2002). Executive functions in the evaluation of accident risk of older drivers. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 24, 221–238. doi: 10.1076/jcen.24.2.221.993
  • Engle, R. W., Tuholski, S. W., Laughlin, J. E., & Conway, A. R. (1999). Working memory, short-term memory, and general fluid intelligence: A latent-variable approach. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 128, 309–331. doi: 10.1037/0096-3445.128.3.309
  • Faulkner, K. A., Redfern, M. S., Cauley, J. A., Landsittel, D. P., Studenski, S. A., Rosano, C., … Newman, A. B. (2007). Multitasking: Association between poorer performance and a history of recurrent falls. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 55, 570–576. doi: 10.1111/(ISSN)1532-5415
  • Gaspar, J. G., Neider, M. B., & Kramer, A. F. (2013). Falls risk and simulated driving performance in older adults. Journal of Aging Research, 2013, 356948. doi: 10.1155/2013/356948
  • Gérard, M. (1983). Contribution à l’évaluation de la détérioration mentale chez l’adulte à l’aide du test de vocabulaire Mill Hill [Contribution of the assessment of mental deterioration in the adult with the Mill Hill vocabulary test] ( Unpublished master’s thesis). University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
  • Gopher, D. (1996). Attention control: Explorations of the work of an executive controller. Cognitive Brain Research, 5, 23–38. doi: 10.1016/S0926-6410(96)00038-9
  • Grabbe, J. W., & Allen, P. A. (2012). Cross-task compatibility and age-related dual-task performance. Experimental Aging Research, 38, 469–487. doi: 10.1080/0361073X.2012.726154
  • Hartley, A. A., & Little, D. M. (1999). Age-related differences and similarities in dual-task interference. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 128, 416–449. doi: 10.1037/0096-3445.128.4.416
  • Huxhold, O., Li, S.-C., Schmiedek, F., & Lindenberger, U. (2006). Dual-tasking postural control: Aging and the effects of cognitive demand in conjunction with focus of attention. Brain Research Bulletin, 69, 294–305. doi: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2006.01.002
  • Kramer, A. F., Larish, J. F., & Strayer, D. L. (1995). Training for attentional control in dual task settings: A comparison of young and old adults. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 1, 50–76.
  • Li, K. Z., Lindenberger, U., Freund, A. M., & Baltes, P. B. (2001). Walking while memorizing: Age-related differences in compensatory behavior. Psychological Science, 12, 230–237. doi: 10.1111/1467-9280.00341
  • Lien, M. C., Allen, P. A., Ruthruff, E., Grabbe, J., McCann, R. S., & Remington, R. W. (2006). Visual word recognition without central attention: Evidence for greater automaticity with advancing age. Psychology and Aging, 21, 431–447. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.21.3.431
  • Logie, R. H., Cocchini, G., Della Sala, S., & Baddeley, A. D. (2004). Is there a specific executive capacity for dual task coordination? Evidence from Alzheimer’s disease. Neuropsychology, 18, 504–513. doi: 10.1037/0894-4105.18.3.504
  • Logie, R. H., Sala, S. D., MacPherson, S. E., & Cooper, J. (2007). Dual task demands on encoding and retrieval processes: Evidence from healthy adult ageing. Cortex, 43, 159–169. doi: 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70453-2
  • McDowd, J. M., & Craik, F. I. (1988). Effects of aging and task difficulty on divided attention performance. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 14, 267–280.
  • Milham, M. P., Erickson, K. I., Banich, M. T., Kramer, A. F., Webb, A., Wszalek, T., & Cohen, N. J. (2002). Attentional control in the aging brain: Insights from an fMRI study of the stroop task. Brain and Cognition, 49, 277–296. doi: 10.1006/brcg.2001.1501
  • Miyake, A., Friedman, N. P., Emerson, M. J., Witzki, A. H., Howerter, A., & Wager, T. D. (2000). The unity and diversity of executive functions and their contributions to complex “frontal lobe” tasks: A latent variable analysis. Cognitive Psychology, 41, 49–100. doi: 10.1006/cogp.1999.0734
  • Reuter-Lorenz, P. A., & Cappell, K. A. (2008). Neurocognitive aging and the compensation hypothesis. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 17, 177–182. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2008.00570.x
  • Reuter-Lorenz, P. A., Festini, B., & Jantz., T. K. (2016). Executive functions and neurocognitive aging. In K. W. Schaie & Sherry Willis (Eds.), Handbook of the psychology of aging (Vol. 8, pp. 245–262). London, UK: Academic Press.
  • Salthouse, T. A., Atkinson, T. M., & Berish, D. E. (2003). Executive functioning as a potential mediator of age-related cognitive decline in normal adults. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 132, 566–594. doi: 10.1037/0096-3445.132.4.566
  • Salthouse, T. A., Fristoe, N. M., Lineweaver, T. T., & Coon, V. E. (1995). Aging of attention: Does the ability to divide decline? Memory & Cognition, 23, 59–71. doi: 10.3758/BF03210557
  • Salthouse, T. A., Rogan, J. D., & Prill, K. A. (1984). Division of attention: Age differences on a visually presented memory task. Memory & Cognition, 12, 613–620. doi: 10.3758/BF03213350
  • Shallice, T. (1994). Multiple levels of control processes. Attention and Performance, XV, 395–420.
  • Vaportzis, E., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., & Stout, J. C. (2014). Age and task difficulty differences in dual tasking using circle tracing and serial subtraction tasks. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 26, 201–211. doi: 10.1007/s40520-013-0151-5
  • Vaportzis, E., Georgiou-Karistianis, N., & Stout, J. C. (2013). Dual task performance in normal aging: A comparison of choice reaction time tasks. PLoS ONE, 8, e60265. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060265
  • Verhaeghen, P. (2011). Aging and executive control: Reports of a demise greatly exaggerated. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20, 174–180. doi: 10.1177/0963721411408772
  • Verhaeghen, P., & Cerella, J. (2002). Aging, executive control, and attention: A review of meta-analyses. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 26, 849–857. doi: 10.1016/S0149-7634(02)00071-4
  • Verhaeghen, P., Steitz, D. W., Sliwinski, M. J., & Cerella, J. (2003). Aging and dual-task performance: A meta-analysis. Psychology and Aging, 18, 443–460. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.18.3.443
  • Whiting, W. L.IV,, & Smith, A. D. (1997). Differential age-related processing limitations in recall and recognition tasks. Psychology and Aging, 12, 216. doi: 10.1037/0882-7974.12.2.216
  • Wright, R. E. (1981). Aging, divided attention, and processing capacity. Journal of Gerontology, 36, 605–614. doi: 10.1093/geronj/36.5.605

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.