The roles of sensory function and cognitive load in age differences in inhibition: Evidence from the Stroop task.
To explore the roles of visual function and cognitive load in aging of inhibition, the present study adopted a 2 (visual perceptual stress: noise, nonnoise) × 2 (cognitive load: low, high) × 2 (age: young, old) mixed design. The Stroop task was adopted to measure inhibition. The task presentation wa...
| Publicado en: | Psychology & Aging Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 42 - 51 |
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American Psychological Association
Feb2017
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