Age differences in lapses of intention in the stroop task
R. West
Bok Engelsk 1999
| Utgitt | 1999
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| Omfang | Side P34- P43
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| Opplysninger | The study evaluated the hypothesis that older adults are moresusceptible to lapses of intention (lapses) than are younger adults,and explored the factors contributing to these lapses. The findingsof three experiments examining the pattern of intrusion errors in theStroop task revealed that older adults were more likely to experiencelapses than were younger adults, and that lapses tended to be oflonger duration in older than younger adults. Lapses were observedunder conditions of suboptimal controlled attentional processing,when task conditions required the allocation of this processing inthe service of multiple behavioral goals, and during periods ofslowed responding. The findings of these experiments are consistentwith those from a growing number of studies indicating that olderadults are more susceptible to lapses of intention than youngeradults.
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