Abstract: The study was conducted on memory training with 24 adolescents. 24 young and 22 old subjects using the method of Loci. The purpose of this study focused on comparing the effects of cognitive training on improvement of the memory in different ages with the life span developmental perspective. Further this study investigated the age differences in developmental reserve capdeity of cognitive function and the transfer effect of training. The results indicated that the cog- nitive intervention strategy could improve the memory of the elderly to a certain degree. Meanwhile, it also showed that the result of old adults were obviously worse than that of the young adults and adolescents, and the two latter age groups were similar in develop- mental reserve capacity and the transfer effects of figures.

Key words: Method of Loci, developmental reserve capacity ofcognitive function, intervention, transfer effect