Age-related declines in working-memory skills
Evidence from a complex calculation task
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9789960 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jamie I Campbell, Jamie I D Campbell (0000-0002-3852-8252, University of Saskatchewan, corresponding author), Neil Charne (0000-0002-1002-3439), Neil Charness |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 879-888 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0012-1649.26.6.879 |
| OpenAlex | W1981433596, W4237444196 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
Sixteen young, 16 middle-aged, and 16 older adults practiced an algorithm for squaring 2-digit numbers for 6 sessions. Errors were classified as failures of working-memory processes (e.g., substitutions, deletions, omissions) or as calculation errors (e.g., fact-retrieval errors)
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Short-term memory · Task (project management · Working memory · Aging and Gerontology Research · Child and Animal Learning Development · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills · Neuroscience · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
| Citations per year | 0.16 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2022 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |