Age Differences on a Procedurally Oriented Test of Practical Problem Solving

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 87-104

  Hershey, Douglas A ^a   Farrell, Alicia H ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Everyday; Practical; Problem solving; Procedural; Schema; Script

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033415079     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021668708039     Document Type: Article

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