Diminished but not forgotten: Effects of aging on magnitude of spacing effect benefits

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 674-680

  Simone, Patricia M ^a   Bell, Matthew C ^a   Cepeda, Nicholas J ^b  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b York University   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Memory; Spacing effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; SPACING EFFECT.; TIME;

AGING; MEMORY; SPACING EFFECT.;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882742990     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbs096     Document Type: Article

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