Motivational incentives modulate age differences in visual perception

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 932-939

  Spaniol, Julia ^a   Voss, Andreas ^b   Bowen, Holly J ^a   Grady, Cheryl L ^c  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffusion model; Older adults; Reaction time; Response bias; Valence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COLOR; COMPENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; VISION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COLOR; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTIVATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82955190485     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023297     Document Type: Article

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