Young and older adults' strategies in complex arithmetic

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-16

  Lemaire, Patrick ^a   Arnaud, Laurence ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

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EID: 41549103352     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/20445440     Document Type: Article

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