Aging and implicit memory: Examining the contribution of test awareness

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 606-616

  Geraci, Lisa ^a   Barnhardt, Terrence M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Contamination; Implicit memory; Post test questionnaire; Priming; Test awareness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPLICIT MEMORY; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORD LIST RECALL;

AGED; AGING; AWARENESS; HUMANS; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951632673     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2010.03.015     Document Type: Article

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