A sensory origin for color-word stroop effects in aging: Simulating age-related changes in color-vision mimics age-related changes in stroop

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 730-746

  Ben David, Boaz M ^a,b   Schneider, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; Selective attention; Sensory aging; Speed of processing; Stroop

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS; STROOP TEST;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STROOP TEST; VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78249246660     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2010.510553     Document Type: Article

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