Effects of aging and IQ on item and associative memory

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 464-487

  Ratcliff, Roger ^a   Thapar, Anjali ^b   McKoon, Gail ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion model; IQ and age; Item and associative recognition; Memory; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RECALL; RECOGNITION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961192732     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023810     Document Type: Article

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