Adult Age Differences in Speed and Accuracy of Matching Verbal and Pictorial Signs.

Mergler, Nancy L.; Zandi, Taher

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ERIC Number: EJ282486

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Publication Date: 1983

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Adult Age Differences in Speed and Accuracy of Matching Verbal and Pictorial Signs.

Mergler, Nancy L.; Zandi, Taher

Educational Gerontology, v9 n1 p73-85 Jan-Feb 1983

Assessed age differences in speed of processing verbal and pictorial stimuli in young (N=20) and old (N=20) adults responding to traffic signs. Results showed young adults responded more quickly and all subjects responded more quickly to a verbal standard sign than to a pictorial standard. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Association (Psychology), Cognitive Style, Memory, Older Adults, Performance Factors, Verbal Ability, Young Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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