Category Superiority Effects in Young and Elderly Adults

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-171

  Sharps, Matthew J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTENTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REFERENCE VALUES; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 0031157873     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221329709596659     Document Type: Article

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