Stroop interference, practice, and aging

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 85-98

  Davidson, Douglas J ^a   Zacks, Rose T ^b   Williams, Carrick C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTOMATION; COGNITION; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOICE;

EID: 0037668342     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/anec.10.2.85.14463     Document Type: Article

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