Older adults predict more recollective experiences than younger adults

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1082-1088

  Soderstrom, Nicholas C ^a   McCabe, David P ^a   Rhodes, Matthew G ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Memory; Metacognition; Metamemory; Recollection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; RECALL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MENTAL RECALL;

EID: 84874494140     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029048     Document Type: Article

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