Interference and Facilitation in Spatial Working Memory: Age-Associated Differences in Lure Effects in the N-Back Paradigm

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 203-210

  Schmiedek, Florian ^a,b   Li, Shu Chen ^a   Lindenberger, Ulman ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

familiarity; interference; lure effects; n back task; working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; NEUROMODULATION; PERCEPTION; RECALL; RECOGNITION; REFERENCE MEMORY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64649102823     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0014685     Document Type: Article

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