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Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
A Journal on Normal and Dysfunctional Development
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Original Article

Age similarities in matching pro- and contra-hedonic emotional strategies to everyday scenarios

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Pages 161-183 | Received 13 Dec 2018, Accepted 22 Jan 2020, Published online: 03 Feb 2020

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