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Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
A Journal on Normal and Dysfunctional Development
Volume 19, 2012 - Issue 1-2: Social and Motivational Compensatory Mechanisms for Age-related Cognitive Decline
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Age benefits in everyday prospective memory: The influence of personal task importance, use of reminders and everyday stress

Andreas Ihle Department of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Katharina Schnitzspahn Department of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany; Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Geneva, SwitzerlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Peter G. Rendell School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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Cäcilia Luong Department of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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Matthias Kliegel Department of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany; Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Pages 84-101 | Published online: 02 Dec 2011

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