Ideomotor-compatible tasks partially escape dual-task interference in both young and elderly adults

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 36-45

  Hartley, Alan A ^a   Seaman, Brandi ^a,c   Maquestiaux, François ^b  

^a SCRIPPS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Dual task interference; Ideomotor compatibility; Psychological refractory period

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL-TASK PERFORMANCE (TEST); FEMALE; HUMAN; IDEOMOTOR COMPATIBILITY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL REFRACTORY PERIOD; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SENSORY FEEDBACK; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT; AGING; BODY POSTURE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; ROTATION;

AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFRACTORY PERIOD, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ROTATION; SACCADES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925720548     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: 19391498     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pag0000015     Document Type: Article

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