Adult age differences in prospective memory in the laboratory: Are they related to higher stress levels in the elderly?

Adult age differences in prospective memory in the laboratory: Are they related to higher stress levels in the elderly?

To explain age deficits found in laboratory-based prospective memory (PM) tasks, it has recently been suggested that the testing situation per se may be more stressful for older adults, thereby impairing their performance. To test this assumption, subjective and physiological stress levels were asse...

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Main Authors: Andreas eIhle, Matthias eKliegel, Alexandra eHering, Nicola eBallhausen, Prune eLagner, Julia eBenusch, Anja eCichon, Annekathrin eZergiebel, Michel eOris, Katharina M. Schnitzspahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Relaxation
stress
prospective memory
age differences
laboratory testing situation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.01021/full

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