#3535. Interpretation of familiar metaphors and proverbs by Polish people in middle and late adulthood

October 2026publication date
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Abstract:
The ability to understand figurative language, including metaphors and proverbs, decreases with age, although the phenomenon is not universal. Additionally, the analyses took into account factors significantly affecting the results, that is, tasks type, the way the answer is given and types of answers. This study also aimed to identify some cognitive correlates of task completion. The results of the analyses suggest that there are differences as well as certain similarities between the groups. The analysis of response types, that is, abstract versus concrete, shows that, compared with younger groups, people aged 70+ years tend to less frequently provide abstract explanations and more often give concrete (but correct) responses, referring to situational data or examples from everyday life.
Keywords:
late adulthood; metaphors; middle adulthood; proverbs

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