How Much do Working Memory Deficits Contribute to Age Differences in Discourse Memory?

European Journal of Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 289-304

  Wingfield, Arthur ^a   Stine, Elizabeth A L ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 0001412743     PISSN: 09541446     EISSN: 14640635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09541449008406209     Document Type: Article

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