The time course of age-related preferences toward positive and negative stimuli

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 188-192

  Isaacowitz, Derek M ^a   Allard, Eric S ^a   Murphy, Nora A ^a   Schlangel, Mark ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive control; Eye tracking; Positivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; EYE TRACKING; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AGING; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; EYE FIXATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64149130091     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbn036     Document Type: Article

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