Zahartzaroa eta lekukoen oroimena

Abstract

Differences between older and younger adults’ memory for an event were examined. Information (central and peripheral) and contents (actions, people, and details) were analyzed in a robbery. In general, participants recalled central information and actions. Older adults showed less memory than younger adults, and retrieved more central actions but less contents related with people and details. However, there were no differences in memory errors between the two age-groups. Thus, older eyewitnesses were as accurate as younger adults, although they reported less complete testimonies.