Prospective memory across the lifespan: Investigating the contribution of retrospective and prospective processes

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 515-543

  Mattli, Florentina ^a   Schnitzspahn, Katharina M ^b   Studerus Germann, Aline ^a   Brehmer, Yvonne ^c   Zöllig, Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c AGING RESEARCH CENTER   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Prospective memory; Development; Lifespan; Retrospective component; Prospective component; Retrospective memory processes; Executive functions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REACTION TIME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902457570     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825585.2013.837860     Document Type: Article

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