Open AccessAge-Related Increases in Verbal Knowledge Are Not Associated With Word Finding Problems in the Cam-CAN Cohort: What You Know Won’t Hurt You
Author(s) -
Meredith A. Shafto,
Lori E. James,
Lise Abrams,
Lorraine K. Tyler,
Cam-CAN
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbw074
Subject(s) - word (group theory) , psychology , linguistics , cognitive psychology , cohort , computer science , mathematics , statistics , philosophy
We tested the claim that age-related increases in knowledge interfere with word retrieval, leading to word finding failures. We did this by relating a measure of crystallized intelligence to tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) states and picture naming accuracy.
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