Intrapersonal and extrapersonal space: Performance of older adults on ecologically valid orientation tasks

Experimental Aging Research

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 205-216

  Desrocher, Mary ^a,b   Smith, Mary Lou ^b,c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; ELDERLY CARE; EXTRAPERSONAL ORIENTATION TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAPERSONAL ORIENTATION TEST; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORIENTATION; ORIENTING RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 15244347374     PISSN: 0361073X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610730590915443     Document Type: Article

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