Conscious and unconscious lexical retrieval blocking in younger and older adults
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The effects of orthographically overlapping prime words in a word fragment completion task were studied in younger and older adults. Some experiments were conducted and the results suggest that certain aspects of word-finding failures in normal aging may be related to the reduced ability.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 2003
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Auditory habituation in young and older adults: the verbal transformation effect
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Issues concerning the use of auditory massed repetition to examine the effects of age on habituation are discussed. A group of young and older people were tested for verbal transformations and the results are presented.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 2000
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Part-set cuing effects in younger and older adults
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The part-set cuing effects in younger and older adults are examined, with the help of three experiments. The older adults depicted strong part-set cuing effects but are sometimes disproportionately spoiled by cues.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 2004
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