Name and face learning in older adults: Effects of level of processing, self-generation, and intention to learn

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Troyer, Angela K ^a   Häfliger, Andrea ^b,c   Cadieux, Mélanie J ^b,d   Craik, Fergus I M ^c  

^a BAYCREST CENTRE FOR GERIATRIC CARE   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHONEME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RECOGNITION; SEMANTICS;

EID: 33644641996     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/61.2.P67     Document Type: Article

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