Aging and lineup performance at long retention intervals: Effects of metamemory and context reinstatement

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 207-214

  Searcy, Jean H ^b   Bartlett, James C ^c   Swanson, Kristin ^c   Memon, Amina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 85047684607     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.86.2.207     Document Type: Article

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