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The Role of Vocabulary Ability During Visual Word Recognition in Younger and Older Adults

Laura J. Kitzan Department of Psychology, University of North Dakota
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F. Richard Ferraro Department of Psychology, University of North Dakota
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Thomas V. Petros Department of Psychology, University of North Dakota
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Mark Ludorf Department of Psychology, Stephan F. Austin State University
Pages 6-16 | Received 28 May 1997, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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