The Status of Rapid Response Learning in Aging

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 898-910

  Dew, Ilana T Z ^a   Giovanello, Kelly S ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Associative priming; Rapid response learning; Repetition priming

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CUES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650976179     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019430     Document Type: Article

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