The age-prospective memory-paradox: An exploration of possible mechanisms

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 583-592

  Schnitzspahn, Katharina M ^a   Ihle, Andreas ^a   Henry, Julie D ^b   Rendell, Peter G ^c   Kliegel, Matthias ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ageing; laboratory task; naturalistic task; prospective memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AWARENESS; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MOTIVATION; PERFORMANCE; PROSPECTIVE MEMORY; REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; AGING; ARTICLE; MEMORY DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051768243     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210001651     Document Type: Review

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