Stress-related cognitive interference predicts cognitive function in old age.
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Stress-related cognitive interference predicts cognitive function in old age.
Both subjective distress and cognitive interference have been proposed as mechanisms underlying the negative effects of stress on cognition. Studies of aging have shown that distress is associated with lower cognitive performance, but none have examined the effects of cognitive interference. One hundred eleven older adults (M-sub(age)=80) completed measures of working memory, processing speed, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychology and Aging
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1939-1498,0882-7974
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.21.3.535