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Age Differences in Dual-Task Performance After Practice.

This study investigated whether older adults could acquire the ability to perform 2 cognitive operations in parallel in a paradigm in which young adults had been shown to be able to do so (K. Oberauer & R. Kliegl, 2004). Twelve young and 12 older adults practiced a numerical and a visuospatial conti...

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Published in:Psychology & Aging Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 596 - 607
Main Authors: Göthe, Katrin, Oberauer, Klaus, Kliegel, Reinhold
Format: Article
Published: American Psychological Association September 2007
Subjects:
Medical offices
Psychology
Cognitive interference
Age factors in cognition
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