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Peer reviewedMistler-Lachman, Janet L. – Journal of Gerontology, 1977
The Wickens "release from proactive inhibition" task involves presenting several trigrams of one type for several trials and then shifting to another type. College students, elderly community residents, and elderly rest-home residents were compared on the Wickens task. College students were superior in over-all memory. (Author)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Geriatrics
Peer reviewedSimon, J. Richard; Pouraghabagher, A. Reza – Journal of Gerontology, 1978
Two experiments were conducted to determine the effect of aging on encoding and response selection stages of a choice reaction time task. Results suggested reducing stimulus discriminability may affect information processing prior to the encoding stage, but the encoding stage is the primary locus of the slowing which accompanied aging. (Author)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Geriatrics
Peer reviewedMueller, Jean E.; Moore, Julie L. – Journal of Gerontology, 1983
Presents a bibliography of 405 doctoral dissertations dealing with the biological, behavioral, and social aspects of aging; health, health services, and education. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Aging (Individuals), Bibliographies, Cognitive Processes
