A comparison of collaborative and individual everyday problem solving in younger and older adults

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 167-195

  Cheng, Suling ^a   Strough, Jonell ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042653180     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/0Q2P-VMNH-4FXW-6J6A     Document Type: Conference Paper

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