Abstract:The purpose of the study was to identify the impact of age-related working memory capacity and cognitive load to word recognition using an eye tracker. Methods: A total of 48 participants (24 young, 24 elderly adults) who were divided according to working memory capacity (high, low) participated in the study. This study consisted of a digit load and word recognition task. Results: First, the elderly group had lower accuracy and slower response times than the young group. There was a significant difference betw… Show more
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