Influence of Encoding Difficulty, Word Frequency, and Phonological Regularity on Age Differences in Word Naming.

It is presently unclear as to why older adults take longer than younger adults to recognize visually presented words. To examine this issue in more detail, the authors conducted two word-naming studies (Experiment 1: 20 older adults and 20 younger adults; Experiment 2: 60 older adults and 60 younger...

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Published in:Experimental Aging Research Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 261 - 293
Main Authors: Allen, Philip A., Bucur, Barbara, Grabbe, Jeremy, Work, Tammy, Madden, David J.
Format: equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd May/Jun2011
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