Perceptual identification across the life span: A dissociation of early gains and late losses

Psychological Research

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 114-122

  Waszak, Florian ^a   Schneider, Werner X ^b   Li, Shu Chen ^c   Hommel, Bernhard ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 58149498958     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-008-0139-5     Document Type: Article

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