Within-item strategy switching: An age comparative study in adults

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1138-1151

  Ardiale, Eléonore ^a   Lemaire, Patrick ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Strategy selection; Within item switching

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; WITHIN ITEM STRATEGY SWITCHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874467346     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027772     Document Type: Article

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