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Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
A Journal on Normal and Dysfunctional Development
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Younger and older adults weigh multiple cues in a similar manner to generate judgments of learning

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Pages 693-711 | Received 02 Nov 2014, Accepted 09 Mar 2015, Published online: 01 Apr 2015

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