Memory Self-Efficacy Predicts Responsiveness to Inductive Reasoning Training in Older Adults

Objectives. In the current study, we assessed the relationship between memory self-efficacy at pretest and responsiveness to inductive reasoning training in a sample of older adults. Methods. Participants completed a measure of self-efficacy assessing beliefs about memory capacity. Participants were...

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Published in:The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2012-01, Vol.67B (1), p.27-35
Main Authors: Payne, Brennan R., Jackson, Joshua J., Hill, Patrick L., Gao, Xuefei, Roberts, Brent W., Stine-Morrow, Elizabeth A. L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult. Elderly
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging - psychology
Belief & doubt
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - methods
Cognitive psychology
Developmental psychology
Educational Measurement - methods
Elderly people
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Inductive reasoning
Memory
Memory - physiology
Middle Aged
Moderators
Older people
Predictive Value of Tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Responsiveness
Self Efficacy
Selfefficacy
The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
Thinking - physiology
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Summary:Objectives. In the current study, we assessed the relationship between memory self-efficacy at pretest and responsiveness to inductive reasoning training in a sample of older adults. Methods. Participants completed a measure of self-efficacy assessing beliefs about memory capacity. Participants were then randomly assigned to a waitlist control group or an inductive reasoning training intervention. Latent change score models were used to examine the moderators of change in inductive reasoning. Results. Inductive reasoning showed clear improvements in the training group compared with the control. Within the training group, initial memory capacity beliefs significantly predicted change in inductive reasoning such that those with higher levels of capacity beliefs showed greater responsiveness to the intervention. Further analyses revealed that self-efficacy had effects on how trainees allocated time to the training materials over the course of the intervention. Discussion. Results indicate that self-referential beliefs about cognitive potential may be an important factor contributing to plasticity in adulthood.
ISSN:1079-5014
1758-5368
DOI:10.1093/geronb/gbr073