Adult age differences in divergent thinking: It's just a matter of time

Educational Gerontology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 587-594

  Foos, Paul W ^a   Boone, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 45849119109     PISSN: 03601277     EISSN: 15210472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601270801949393     Document Type: Article

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