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Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
A Journal on Normal and Dysfunctional Development
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Age differences in effectiveness of encoding techniques on memory

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Pages 479-495 | Received 28 Oct 2022, Accepted 06 Apr 2023, Published online: 17 Apr 2023

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