Further considerations regarding inhibitory processes, working memory, and cognitive aging

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-94

  Grant, Julia D ^a   Dagenbach, Dale ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0034146308     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1423461     Document Type: Article

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