Age-related differences in guessing on free and forced recall tests

Memory

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 317-330

  Huff, Mark J ^a   Meade, Michelle L ^a   Hutchison, Keith A ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Confidence ratings; Forced recall; Free recall

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECALL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 79959351621     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2011.568494     Document Type: Article

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