Implicit Sequence Learning: Effects of Level of Structure, Adult Age, and Extended Practice

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-92

  Howard, Darlene V ^a   Howard Jr , James H ^b   Japikse, Karin ^a,b   DiYanni, Cara ^a,c   Thompson, Amanda ^a,d   Somberg, Rachel ^a,e  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 1542408911     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.19.1.79     Document Type: Article

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