The contribution of mediator-based deficiencies to age differences in associative learning

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 389-400

  Dunlosky, John ^a,c   Hertzog, Christopher ^b   Powell Moman, Amy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 15844410327     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0012-1649.41.2.389     Document Type: Article

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