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Kennelly, Kevin J.; And Others – 1984
To explore the effects of depression and learned helplessness on cognitive task deficits, 66 community-residing elderly adults were categorized as depressed or nondepressed based on Beck Depression Inventory scores. After a pre-test battery measuring short-term memory and components of crystallized/fluid intelligence, the subjects responded to a…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Cognitive Ability, Depression (Psychology), Helplessness
