Age-Related Differences in the Motoric Aspects of Transcription Typing Skill

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 87-102

  Bosman, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECALL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGE; MOTOR SKILLS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027566602     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.8.1.87     Document Type: Article

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