Age differences in overlapping-task performance: evidence for efficient parallel processing in older adults

Authors :: Allen, Philip A.
Murphy, Martin D.
Sanders, Raymond E.
Judge, Katherine S.
Lien, Mei-Ching
McCann, Robert S.
Source :: Psychology and Aging. Sept, 2002, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p505, 15 p.
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: Evaluation of overlapping processing in younger and older adults using the psychological refractory period technique reveals that the effect of word frequency on the lexical-decision task show that older adults perform as well as younger adults the task in question in parallel with the shape discrimination task.

Subjects :: Aged -- Evaluation
Young adults -- Evaluation
Form perception -- Statistics
Form perception -- Evaluation
Form perception -- Usage
Lexicology -- Statistics
Lexicology -- Evaluation
Lexicology -- Usage
Psychology and mental health
Seniors

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