The Nature of the Influence of Speed on Adult Age Differences in Cognition.

Salthouse, Timothy A.

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ERIC Number: EJ482026

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Publication Date: 1994

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The Nature of the Influence of Speed on Adult Age Differences in Cognition.

Salthouse, Timothy A.

Developmental Psychology, v30 n2 p240-59 Mar 1994

Two studies of adults between the ages of 18 and 87 were conducted to determine the relations among age, motor speed, perceptual speed and 3 measures of cognitive performance: study time, decision time, and decision accuracy. Results indicated that increased age was associated with lower accuracy as well as with longer study and decision time. (MDM)

Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Cognitive Ability, Decision Making Skills, Individual Development, Memory, Older Adults, Perception, Predictor Variables, Psychomotor Skills, Reaction Time, Spatial Ability, Thinking Skills, Time on Task

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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