Age-related intraindividual performance variability with practice

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 97-120

  Miller, Suzanne Bonneau ^a   Odell, Katharine H ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MERITER HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIVIDUALITY; LEARNING; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; READING; RECALL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); READING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 35148876596     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/AG.65.2.a     Document Type: Article

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