Impact of metacognition and motivation on the efficacy of strategic memory training in older adults: Analysis of specific, transfer and maintenance effects

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Carretti, Barbara ^a   Borella, Erika ^a   Zavagnin, Michela ^a   De Beni, Rossana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Maintenance effects; Memory training; Metacognition and motivation; Older adults; Transfer effects; Working memory

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; METACOGNITION; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; WORD LIST RECALL; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; AGING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 79953113540     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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