Speed of information processing and working memory as mediators of age differences in prose recall

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 132-137

  Bryan, Janet ^a   Luszcz, Mary A ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033444632     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050069908257442     Document Type: Article

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