Age-Related Declines in Working-Memory Skills: Evidence from a Complex Calculation Task.

Campbell, Jamie I. D.; Charness, Neil

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Publication Date: 1990

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Age-Related Declines in Working-Memory Skills: Evidence from a Complex Calculation Task.

Campbell, Jamie I. D.; Charness, Neil

Developmental Psychology, v26 n6 p879-88 Nov 1990

Young, middle-aged, and older adults practiced a squaring algorithm. Working-memory and calculation errors were counted. Practice reduced the number of both types of errors; eliminated initial age-related calculation error differences; and slightly reduced initial age-related working-memory error differences. (BC)

Descriptors: Adults (30 to 45), Age Differences, Computation, Cross Sectional Studies, Individual Development, Long Term Memory, Older Adults, Reaction Time, Retention (Psychology), Short Term Memory, Young Adults

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Language: English

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