The dumbledore hypothesis of cognitive aging

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 295-299

  Stine Morrow, Elizabeth A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive aging; Engagement; Resource allocation; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448989740     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2007.00524.x     Document Type: Article

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