Effects of memory demand and motivation on sustained attention in young and older adults

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 186-204

  Tomporowski, Phillip D ^a,b   Tinsley, Veronica F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; HUMANS; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030161082     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1423272     Document Type: Article

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