Aging, working memory, and discrimination learning

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1556-1566

  Mutter, Sharon A ^a   Haggbloom, Steven J ^a   Plumlee, Leslie F ^a   Schirmer, Amy R ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33746824724     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210500343546     Document Type: Article

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