A diffusion model analysis of the effects of aging on recognition memory

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 408-424

  Ratcliff, Roger ^a   Thapar, Anjali ^b   McKoon, Gail ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Diffusion; Recognition; Response time; Speed accuracy

Indexed keywords

EID: 2442446397     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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