Cognitive Fatigue in Young, Middle-Aged, and Older Adults: A Response Time Distribution Approach.
Cognitive fatigue arises after a long-lasting task, as attested by increases in reaction times (RTs). However, most studies have focused on young adults. Therefore, we investigated cognitive fatigue through changes in RT distributions in three age groups—young, middle-aged, and older adults—during a...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Adult Development Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 279 - 293 |
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| Formato: | equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Dec2024
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