The relationship between need for closure and memory for schema-related information among younger and older adults

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 283-300

  Kossowska, Małgorzata ^a   Jaśko, Katarzyna ^a   Bar Tal, Yoram ^b   Szastok, Marta ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

inconsistent; Age differences; and irrelevant information; Memory for schema consistent; Need for closure; Positive mood

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; UNCERTAINTY;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84856850655     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2011.632617     Document Type: Article

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