Hyper-binding across time: Age differences in the effect of temporal proximity on paired-associate learning

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 300-305

  Campbell, Karen L ^a,b   Trelle, Alexandra ^a   Hasher, Lynn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Associative memory; Binding; Inhibition; Paired associate learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890919155     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034109     Document Type: Article

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