Formal reasoning in Japanese older adults: The role of metacognitive strategy, task content, and social factors

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 81-91

  Takahashi, Masami ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Formal reasoning; Japan; Metacognition; Social factors; Task content

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010132305     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02278774     Document Type: Article

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