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| Schieber, Frank | 1 |
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Peer reviewedKline, Donald W.; Schieber, Frank – Journal of Gerontology, 1981
Elderly subjects demonstrated significantly greater levels of persistence. Contrast relationship of the target stimulus and its background did not interact with age. Although the data were consistent with a hypothesis of increased persistence of stimuli in the senescent nervous system, problems in the direct measurement technique are evident.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Gerontology, Memory, Older Adults
