When choice matters: Task-dependent memory effects in older adulthood

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 923-936

  Depping, Miriam K ^a   Freund, Alexandra M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aging; Decision making; Goal orientation; Memory; Motivation

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891081835     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0034520     Document Type: Article

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