Sequential and coordinative processing dynamics in figurai transformations across the life span

Cognition

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-90

  Mayr, Ulrich ^a,b   Kliegl, Reinhold ^b   Krampe, Ralf T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030112817     PISSN: 00100277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0010-0277(95)00689-3     Document Type: Article

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