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Table 1 Demographic information for participants in Experiment 1

From: When twice is better than once: increased liking of repeated items influences memory in younger and older adults

Measure

Younger adults

Older adults

p

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Education (years)

14.2 (2.06)

14.1 (2.51)

0.85

Forward Digit Span

8.44 (2.11)

7.77 (1.42)

0.18

Backward Digit Span

7.88 (1.74)

6.59 (1.15)

 < 0.01

Panas POS

31.04 (6.07)

32.95 (4.39)

0.19

Panas NEG

22.25 (3.71)

22.41 (5.73)

0.91

VF

11.19 (2.74)

9.99 (2.51)

0.10

GDS

N/A

9.41 (2.91)

N/A

MMSE

N/A

27.95 (1.03)

N/A

  1. Forward and backward digit span from Mondini et al. [23]; Positive and negative PANAS [24]; VF, Verbal Fluency [23]; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale [26]; MMSE, Mini Mental State Exam [25]