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Peer reviewedLachman, Margie E. – Journal of Social Issues, 1991
Examines age differences in control beliefs for several domains, including intellectual aging and memory, for 200 adults aged 20-89 years. In domains of health and intellectual aging, older adults have lower internal control and higher external control beliefs than young and middle-age adults. A memory training program is described. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Intellectual Development
