Arithmetic split effects reflect strategy selection: An adult age comparative study in addition comparison and verification tasks

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 262-278

  Duverne, Sandrine ^a,c   Lemaire, Patrick ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME;

EID: 33644852938     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0087479     Document Type: Article

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