The effects of varying task priorities on language production by young and older adults

Experimental Aging Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 198-219

  Kemper, Susan ^a   Schmalzried, Ralynn ^a   Herman, Ruth ^a   Mohankumar, Deepthi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REWARD; SPEECH; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; REWARD; SPEECH; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952998072     PISSN: 0361073X     EISSN: 10964657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0361073X.2011.554513     Document Type: Article

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