Age-related differences in the acquisition, utilization, and extension of a spatial mental model

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1999, Pages

  Gilbert, D Kristen ^a   Rogers, Wendy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0032833384     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/54B.4.P246     Document Type: Article

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