An investigation of age related slowing in cognitive processing speed in a mental rotation task

Japanese Journal of Psychology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 393-400

  Gondo, Yasuyuki ^a   Ishihara, Osamu ^a   Nakazato, Katsuharu ^a   Shimonaka, Yoshiko ^a   Poon, Leonard W ^b  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive processing speed; Decision process; Mental rotation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0032235410     PISSN: 00215236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4992/jjpsy.69.393     Document Type: Article

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