Aging-related selectivity and susceptibility to irrelevant affective information in the construction of attitudes

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-174

  Hess, Thomas M ^a   Germain, Cassandra M ^a   Rosenberg, Daniel C ^a   Leclerc, Christina M ^a   Hodges, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE;

EID: 18844380980     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825580590925170     Document Type: Article

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