Education level predicts retrospective metamemory accuracy in healthy aging and Alzheimers disease

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 971-982

  Szajer, Jacquelyn ^a   Murphy, Claire ^a,b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Confidence; Education; Metamemory

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECOGNITION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ODORS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84886725959     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2013.844771     Document Type: Article

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