Aging and individual differences in rapid two-choice decisions

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 626-635

  Ratcliff, Roger ^a   Thapar, Anjali ^b   McKoon, Gail ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 33845358195     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03193973     Document Type: Article

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