Variability in proactive and reactive cognitive control processes across the adult lifespan

Task-switching paradigms produce a highly consistent age-related increase in mixing cost (longer RT on repeat trials in mixed-task than single task blocks) but a less consistent age effect on switch cost (longer RT on switch than repeat trials in mixed-task blocks). We use two approaches to examine...

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Main Authors: Frini eKarayanidis, Lisa Rebecca Whitson, Andrew eHeathcote, Patricia T Michie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00318/full