Age differences in proactive interference in verbal and visuospatial working memory

Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 243-255

  Carretti, Barbara ^a   Mammarella, Irene Cristina ^a   Borella, Erika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Proactive interference; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LINGUISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROACTIVE INTERFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL WORKING MEMORY; VISUOSPATIAL WORKING MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROACTIVE INHIBITION; VERBAL MEMORY;

EID: 84861328185     PISSN: 20445911     EISSN: 2044592X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2011.603695     Document Type: Article

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