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Contributions of processing ability and knowledge to verbal memory tasks across the adult life-span

Trey Hedden Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Gary Lautenschlager University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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Denise C. Park University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
Pages 169-190 | Published online: 17 Feb 2007

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