(Video: Aging and Memory) In attempting to remember to press a key on a computer keyboard, older adults did not perform as well as younger adults when the task involved

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Time-based prospective memory involves remembering to perform a task at a particular time or after a certain amount of time has passed. The task of pressing a key on a computer keyboard requires time-based prospective memory, as the participant must remember to press the key at a specific time. In this study, older adults did not perform as well as younger adults in this task, indicating age-related decline in time-based prospective memory.

(Video: Aging and Memory) in Attempting to Remember to Press