Effects of Repetition on Associative Recognition in Young and Older Adults: Item and Associative Strengthening

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 111-126

  Buchler, Norbou G ^a,b   Faunce, Paige ^a   Light, Leah L ^c   Gottfredson, Nisha ^c   Reder, Lynne M ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PITZER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Associative recognition; Familiarity; Recollection; Resource model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; WORD RECOGNITION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953158979     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020816     Document Type: Article

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