Illusory superiority in self-reported memory of older adults

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 288-301

  Schmidt, Iris W ^a   Berg, Ina J ^b   Deelman, Betto G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY; RECALL; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0033493215     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/1382-5585(199912)06:04;1-B;FT288     Document Type: Article

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