Age Differences in the Underconfidence-With-Practice Effect

Experimental Aging Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 400-431

  Rast, Philippe ^a   Zimprich, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; SELF CONCEPT; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; CUES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); READING; SELF CONCEPT; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 71249122452     PISSN: 0361073X     EISSN: 10964657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610730903175782     Document Type: Article

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