Perceiving wisdom: Do age and gender play a part?

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 85-101

  Hira, Francis J ^a,b   Faulkender, Patricia J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b 1386 Valleyview Court ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL TASK; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0030956740     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/CN83-KLNH-A8P9-YAGJ     Document Type: Article

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