Research Interest | : | I am interested in basic aspects of cognitive aging: what happens to older
peoples' working memory and long term memory as they age, and how can
we account for the age differences we find. This interest has brought me
to
study executive control in working memory, in particular the process
of switching the focus of attention within working memory. |
Representative Publications | : | Verhaeghen, P., Cerella, J, & Basak, C. (2004). A working memory workout:
How to change to size of the focus of attention from one to four in
ten hours or less. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory,
and Cognition,
30, 1322-1337.
Verhaeghen, P., & Basak, C. (2005). Aging and switching
of the focus of attention in working memory: Results from a modified N-Back
task. Quarterly
Journal of Experimental Psychology (A), 58, 134-154.
Verhaeghen, P.,
Joormann, J., & Khan, R. (2005). Why we sing the blues:
The relation between self-reflective rumination, mood, and creativity. Emotion,
5, 226-232 |
