Table 1.

Memory and Aging

Declines with age	Remains stable with age
Delayed free recall: spontaneous retrieval of information from memory without a cue24,25 Example: Recalling a list of items to purchase at the grocery store without a cue	Recognition memory: ability to retrieve information when given a cue Example: Correctly giving the details of a story when given yes/no questions
Source memory: knowing the source of the learned information Example: Remembering if you learned a fact because you saw it on television, read it in the newspaper, or heard it from a friend	Temporal order memory: memory for the correct time or sequence of past events Example: Remembering that last Saturday you went to the grocery store after you ate lunch with your friends
Prospective memory: remembering to perform intended actions in the future26 Example: Remembering to take medicine before going to bed	Procedural memory: memory of how to do things Example: Remembering how to ride a bike