Aging and Variety Seeking

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 728-737

  Novak, Deanna L ^a   Mather, Mara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; consumer preferences; emotion regulation; music; variety seeking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONALITY; EXPERIENCE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MUSIC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MUSIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 38649092984     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.22.4.728     Document Type: Article

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