Transfer of instances in cognitive skill learning: Adult age differences

Experimental Aging Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-39

  D'Eredita, Michael A ^a   Hoyer, William J ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; HUMANS; LEARNING; MATHEMATICS; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75649139426     PISSN: 0361073X     EISSN: 10964657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610730903418646     Document Type: Article

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