MEMORY AND AGING - GLOBAL AND ANALYTIC APPROACHES

A survey of different explanations of memory deficits related to aging is presented. According to some, the decline of cognitive resources e xplains memory performance. These cognitive resources include working memory capacity, inhibitor efficiency and processing speed. According to other explanations, more specific factors such as metamemory or emo tion are responsible for memory performances. These explanations are d escribed, global and analytic approaches are distinguished, and the id ea that these explanations can determine our general idea of aging is suggested.