Age differences in implicit learning of probabilistic unstructured sequences

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 66 B, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-38

  Simon, Jessica R ^a   Howard Jr , James H ^a,b,c   Howard, Darlene V ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Implicit learning; Probabilistic associations; Sequence learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SERIAL LEARNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951992392     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbq066     Document Type: Article

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