The effects of learning a new algorithm on asymptotic accuracy and execution speed in old age: A reanalysis

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 648-656

  Verhaeghen, Paul ^a   Kliegl, Reinhold ^b  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALGORITHM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MALE; MEDIATOR RELEASE; RECALL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0033673556     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.15.4.648     Document Type: Article

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