Illusory Recollection in Older Adults and Younger Adults Under Divided Attention

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 211-216

  Skinner, Erin I ^a   Fernandes, Myra A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

aging; divided attention; false memory; illusory recollection; remember know

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FALSE MEMORY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; ILLUSION; MALE; MEMORY; RECALL; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAIRED-ASSOCIATE LEARNING; REACTION TIME; REPRESSION; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64649099600     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014177     Document Type: Article

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