Aging and resolution of quantifier scope effects

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1999, Pages

  Kemtes, Karen A ^a   Kemper, Susan ^b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 0033431014     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/54B.6.P350     Document Type: Article

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