Effects of age and practice in sequence learning: A graded account of ageing, learning, and control

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 255-282

  Gaillard, Vinciane ^a   Destrebecqz, Arnaud ^b   Michiels, Sandrine ^b   Cleeremans, Axel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ageing; Gradual hypothesis; Ironic effects hypothesis; Practice; Sequence learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249123118     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: 14640635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541440802257423     Document Type: Article

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