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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 22, 1996 - Issue 2
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Age Differences in the Accuracy of Confidence Judgments

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Pages 199-216 | Received 09 Dec 1994, Accepted 27 May 1995, Published online: 28 Sep 2007

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