Spontaneous Shift in Encoding Dimensions Among Elderly Subjects.

Mistler-Lachman, Janet L.

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Publication Date: 1977

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Spontaneous Shift in Encoding Dimensions Among Elderly Subjects

Mistler-Lachman, Janet L.

Journal of Gerontology, 32, 1, 68-72, Jan 77

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, Gerontology, Institutionalized Persons, Memory, Older Adults, Research Projects

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