Targeting Latent Function: Encouraging Effective Encoding for Successful Memory Training and Transfer

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 754-764

  Lustig, Cindy ^a   Flegal, Kristin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; cognitive rehabilitation; memory; training; transfer

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; READING; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEMANTICS; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 58749115798     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014295     Document Type: Article

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