Production and perception of 'verbosity' in younger and older adults

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 355-367

  James, Lori E ^a   Burke, Deborah M ^b   Austin, Ayda ^c   Hulme, Erika ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPEECH ANALYSIS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0031713079     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.13.3.355     Document Type: Article

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