The role of task preparation and task inhibition in age-related task-switching deficits

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1130-1137

  Lawo, Vera ^a   Philipp, Andrea M ^a   Schuch, Stefanie ^a   Koch, Iring ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; Mixing costs; Task inhibition; Task preparation; Task switching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COGNITION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; REPETITION PRIMING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874488320     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027455     Document Type: Article

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