Adult age differences in errand planning: The role of task familiarity and cognitive resources

Experimental Aging Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 145-161

  Kliegel, Matthias ^a   Martin, Mike ^a   McDaniel, Mark A ^b   Phillips, Louise H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SHOPPING; SPACE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33847691635     PISSN: 0361073X     EISSN: 10964657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610730601177395     Document Type: Article

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