Heterogeneity in memory training improvement among older adults: A latent class analysis

Memory

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 554-567

  Fandakova, Yana ^a   Shing, Yee Lee ^a,b   Lindenberger, Ulman ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ageing; Episodic memory; Individual differences; Plasticity; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STATISTICS; TEACHING;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TEACHING;

EID: 84865058230     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2012.687051     Document Type: Article

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