Age Differences Between Children and Young Adults in the Dynamics of Dual-Task Prioritization: Body (Balance) Versus Mind (Memory)

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 747-757

  Schaefer, Sabine ^a   Krampe, Ralf Th ^b   Lindenberger, Ulman ^a   Baltes, Paul B ^a,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

children; dual task; postural stability; task prioritization; young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; ORIENTATION; RECALL; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; ORIENTATION; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 43949119125     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.44.3.747     Document Type: Article

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