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Familiarization may minimize age-related declines in rule-based category learning.

Being able to categorize promotes cognitive economy by reducing the amount of information that an individual needs to remember. This ability is particularly important in older adulthood, when executive functioning abilities are known to decline. Prior research has shown that older adults can learn s...

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Published in:Psychology & Aging Vol. 32; no. 7; pp. 654 - 665
Main Authors: Rabi, Rahel, Minda, John Paul
Format: journal article
Published: American Psychological Association Nov2017
Subjects:
Psychological aspects of aging
Intellect
Learning
Recognition (Psychology)
Executive function
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost