Aging, optimal testing times, and negative priming

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 362-376

  Intons Peterson, M J ^a   Rocchi, Paola ^b   West, Tara ^a,c   McLellan, Kimberly ^a   Hackney, Amy ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032382452     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.24.2.362     Document Type: Article

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