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The Journal of Genetic Psychology
Research and Theory on Human Development
Volume 133, 1978 - Issue 2
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Imagery and Sentence Retention in Elderly and Young Adults

Susan Krauss Whitbourne Graduate School of Education and Human Development, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 14627, USA
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Agnes E. Slevin Graduate School of Education and Human Development, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 14627, USA
Pages 287-298 | Received 22 Jul 1977, Published online: 18 Sep 2012

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