Text Comprehension Products and Processes in Young, Young-Old, and Old-Old Adults
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Text comprehension products and processes in young, young-old, and old-old adults.
Aging may be associated with an increase in generalized text processing, particularly in adults older than 75 years. The current study examined text comprehension in young, young-old, and old-old adults. Experiment 1 included a comprehension measure (product) and Experiment 2 examined inferences generated during reading (process). Comprehension scores were lowest in old-old adults. Generalized ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1079-5014,1758-5368
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbp005