Naturalistic assessment of executive function and everyday multitasking in healthy older adults

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 735-756

  McAlister, Courtney ^a   Schmitter Edgecombe, Maureen ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Ecological validity; Episodic memory; Planning; Prospective memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EPISODIC MEMORY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886778111     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2013.781990     Document Type: Article

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