An episodic specificity induction enhances means-end problem solving in young and older adults

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 913-924

  Madore, Kevin P ^a   Schacter, Daniel L ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Autobiographical memory; Episodic specificity induction; Imagination; Means end problem solving

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRECUNEUS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BIOMEDICAL ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; PROBLEM SOLVING; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921301329     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038209     Document Type: Article

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