The age invariance of working memory measures and noninvariance of producing complex syntax

Authors
Kemper, S Kemtes, KA
Citation
S. Kemper et Ka. Kemtes, The age invariance of working memory measures and noninvariance of producing complex syntax, BEHAV BRAIN, 22(1), 1999, pp. 102
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology,"Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
ISSN journal
0140525X → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-525X(199902)22:1<102:TAIOWM>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
In challenging current conceptions of the role of working memory in sentenc e processing. Caplan & Waters consider studies comparing young and older ad ults on sentence processing. This commentary raises two challenges to Capla n & Water's conclusions: first, working memory tasks appear to be age invar iant. Second, the production of complex syntactic constructions appears no to be age invariant.