Effects of age and ability on self-reported memory functioning and knowledge of memory aging

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-240

  Reese, Celinda M ^a   Cherry, Katie E ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Individual differences; Memory; Metamemory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; SELF DISCLOSURE; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; APTITUDE; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF DISCLOSURE; VERBAL LEARNING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 33747246890     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/GNTP.167.2.221-240     Document Type: Article

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