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Peer reviewedCepeda, Nicholas J.; Kramer, Arthur F.; de Sather, Jessica C. M. Gonzalez – Developmental Psychology, 2001
Examined changes from age 7 to 82 years in processes responsible for preparation and interference control underlying alternation between two tasks. Found a U-shaped function for switch costs, with larger costs for young children and older adults. Age-related variance in task-switching performance was partially independent from age-related variance…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Development
