The structure of verbal abilities in young and older adults

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 312-322

  Kemper, Susan ^a   Sumner, Aaron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; TECHNIQUE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034981632     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.16.2.312     Document Type: Article

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