Walking while memorizing: Age-Related Differences in Compensatory Behavior

Psychological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 230-237

  Li, Karen Z H ^a,b   Lindenberger, Ulman ^a,c   Freund, Alexandra M ^a   Baltes, Paul B ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF HELP; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF-HELP DEVICES; WALKING; WORD ASSOCIATION TESTS;

EID: 0035350272     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00341     Document Type: Article

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