I think i can, i think i can: Examining the within-person coupling of control beliefs and cognition in older adults

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 742-749

  Neupert, Shevaun D ^a   Allaire, Jason C ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Control beliefs; Intraindividual variability; Memory; Reasoning; Speed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; LEARNING; LOCUS OF CONTROL; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL TASK; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; AGING; CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84873036234     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026447     Document Type: Article

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