Aging and distraction by irrelevant speech: Does emotional valence matter?

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 65 B, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 667-670

  Van Gerven, Pascal W M ^a   Murphy, Dana R ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NIPISSING UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distraction; Emotional valence; Inhibition; Irrelevant speech

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPEECH;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SPEECH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958167513     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbq048     Document Type: Article

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