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The Differential Decline of Learning Ability in the Aged as a Possible Explanation of their Conservatism

Floyd L. Ruch Department of Psychology, University of Illinois, USA
Pages 329-337 | Accepted 22 Sep 1933, Published online: 30 Jun 2010

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