TY  - JOUR
A1  - Göthe, Katrin
A1  - Oberauer, Klaus
A1  - Kliegl, Reinhold
T1  - Age differences in dual-task performance after practice
N2  - This study investigated whether older adults could acquire the ability to perform 2 cognitive operations in parallel in a paradigm in which young adults had been shown to be able to do so (K. Oberauer & R. Kliegl, 2004). Twelve young and 12 older adults practiced a numerical and a visuospatial continuous memory updating task in single-task and dual-task conditions for 16 to 24 sessions. After practice, 9 young adults were able to process the 2 tasks without dual- task costs, but none of the older adults had reached the criterion of parallel processing. The results suggest a qualitative difference between young and older adults in how they approach dual-task situations.
Y1  - 2008
UR  - http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePA.volumes&jcode=pag
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1037/0882-7974.22.3.596
SN  - 0882-7974
ER  -