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NCT Number: NCT05550779

What Makes People Better at Retrieving Proper Names?

This study is being conducted to learn more about how various personal and situational characteristics are related to the ability to produce names of pictured people. Participants will perform a brief mental exercise, then see 83 celebrity photographs to produce the names of. Participants will also complete other surveys and measures. Collected data will give researchers a better understanding of how different variables relate to proper name production.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy Aging

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

UCCS

Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80918, United States

About this study

This study is being conducted to learn more about how various personal and situational characteristics are related to the ability to produce names of pictured people. Adult participants ages 18-35 and 60-80 will participant in videoconference calls during which they will perform a brief mental exercise, then see 83 celebrity photographs with instructions to name each pictured person. The naming task will be video recorded for later scoring. Participants will also complete other surveys and measures, including some about demographics and other personal characteristics. Participation will take approximately 60-75 minutes. Collected will be de-identified and the aggregate data will give researchers a better understanding about how individual's personality and cognitive traits and the mental exercise performed before the study relate to people's proper name production.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • fluent speaker of English
  • ages 18-35 or 60-80
  • lived in the United States for at least 5 years

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

Mental Exercise

Behavioral

Participant perform a 10-minute mental exercise

Primary outcomes

  1. Percent of Familiar Faces With TOT Responses

    Time frame: During the 60-75 minute experimental session

    Percent of trials with name retrieval failures were measured on a task created for this purpose. Specifically, participants tried to provide names that fit photographs, indicating when a name got stuck on the "tip of their tongue" by saying "TOT."

  2. Percent of Known Names With TOT Responses

    Time frame: During the 60-75 minute experimental session

    Percent of trials with name retrieval failures were measured on a task created for this purpose. Specifically, participants tried to provide names that fit photographs, indicating when a name got stuck on the "tip of their tongue" by saying "TOT." These percentages are out of correct and TOT responses only.

  3. Percent of Unknown Names With TOT Responses

    Time frame: During the 60-75 minute experimental session

    Percent of trials with name retrieval failures were measured on a task created for this purpose. Specifically, participants tried to provide names that fit photographs, indicating when a name got stuck on the "tip of their tongue" by saying "TOT." These percentages are out of all responses that are not correct or TOTs only.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Sep 22, 2022
Registry last updated
Sep 19, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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