Age-related differences in the von Restorff isolation effect

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 345-352

  Bireta, Tamra J ^a   Surprenant, Aime M ^b   Neath, Ian ^b  

^a Department of Health and Exercise Science   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageing; Distinctiveness; Free recall; Isolation effect; Von Restorff

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38949167786     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210701626608     Document Type: Article

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