Application of the diffusion model to two-choice tasks for adults 75-90 years old

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 56-66

  Ratcliff, Roger ^a   Thapar, Anjali ^b   McKoon, Gail ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive ability; Diffusion model; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIFFUSION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY; RESPONSE TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SIGNAL DETECTION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33947674248     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.22.1.56     Document Type: Article

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