Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ453432
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
EISSN: N/A
Why Do Adult Age Differences Increase with Task Complexity?
Salthouse, Timothy A.
Developmental Psychology, v28 n5 p905-18 Sep 1992
A total of 451 adults participated in 2 studies of the causes of age differences that occur in cognitive performance when tasks increase in complexity. Results support the hypothesis that more complex cognitive tasks place greater demands on a working memory resource that declines as age increases. (LB)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Cognitive Processes, Memory, Old Old Adults, Task Analysis, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
