Spencer & Raz (1995)

Differential effects of aging on memory for content and context: A meta-analysis.

Psychology and Aging, 10(4), 527-539

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Spencer, W. D., & Raz, N. (1995). Differential effects of aging on memory for content and context: A meta-analysis. Psychology and Aging, 10(4), 527-539. https://doi.org/10.1037/0882-7974.10.4.527

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Episodic Memory Memory Systems

Measured in humans

An earlier meta-analysis of 46 studies found that age differences in memory for the context of an event are reliably larger than for its content, making context memory the more sensitive episodic measure