Constraints on general slowing: a meta-analysis using hierarchical linear models with random coefficients
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Hierarchical linear models (HLM) with random coefficients are more appropriate than ordinary least squares (OLS) methods in the meta-analyses of response time (RT) data and for testing general slowing theories. HLM show significant variance in slowing across tasks and demonstrate a process-specific effect by showing less slowing for memory scanning than for visual-search and mental-rotation tasks. OLS, on the other hand, does not account for the nested nature of multitask RT data, making them unsuitable for testing GS theories.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 1998
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Effects of age on contextually mediated associations in paired associate learning
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An age-mediated associative shortcoming in paired-associate learning especially of an episodic memory task that has pairs of unrelated items is studied. Differences are noticed in correct-recall probabilities and intrusion analysis showing that backward and transitive associations are sensitive to aging.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 2007
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Why a superman cannot help a tsunami: activation of grammatical class influences resolution of young and older adults' tip-of-the-tongue states
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A study was carried out to find out the activation of grammatical class influence on young, young-old, and old-old adults' resolution of tip-of-the-tongue states. It was noticed that phonologically related words influenced tip-of-the-tongue resolution.
Publication Name: Psychology and Aging
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0882-7974
Year: 2007
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