Age-Related Changes in Imitating Sequences of Observed Movements

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 476-486

  Maryott, Jessica ^a   Sekuler, Robert ^a,b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; gist; imitation; memory; motor skill

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMITATION; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NORMAL HUMAN; STIMULUS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

AGED; AGING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MEMORY; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOTOR SKILLS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66549084842     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015266     Document Type: Article

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