Effects of ageing on associative memory for related and unrelated pictures

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 235-254

  Gutchess, Angela H ^a   Park, Denise C ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Associative memory; Picture memory; Recognition; Relatedness

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249214887     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: 14640635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541440802257274     Document Type: Article

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