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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 7, 1981 - Issue 4
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Original Articles

Age effects in problem solving in relation to irrelevant information, dimensional preferences, and feedback

Pages 393-403 | Received 14 Jun 1981, Accepted 07 Aug 1981, Published online: 27 Sep 2007

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