Social Inappropriateness, Executive Control, and Aging

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 239-244

  Henry, Julie D ^a   von Hippel, William ^b   Baynes, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

executive functioning; social inappropriateness; stereotyping and prejudice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 64649092050     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013423     Document Type: Article

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