Prospective memory in young and older adults: The effects of task importance and ongoing task load

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 411-431

  Smith, Rebekah E ^a   Hunt, R Reed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Importance; Multinomial modeling; Prospective memory; Resources

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899442020     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2013.827150     Document Type: Article

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