Age differences in stroop interference: Contributions of general slowing and task-specific deficits

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-167

  Bugg, Julie M ^a,d   DeLosh, Edward L ^a   Davalos, Deana B ^b   Davis, Hasker P ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION DISORDERS; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33947320152     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/138255891007065     Document Type: Article

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