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Verhaeghen (2003)

Aging and vocabulary score: A meta-analysis.

Psychology and Aging, 18(2), 332-339

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Verhaeghen, P. (2003). Aging and vocabulary score: A meta-analysis. Psychology and Aging, 18(2), 332-339. https://doi.org/10.1037/0882-7974.18.2.332

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Semantic Knowledge Memory Systems

  • Measured in humans

    Vocabulary tests give a replicated picture of semantic knowledge across adulthood: across 324 younger-older comparisons in 210 articles, older adults scored higher by an average of 0.80 SD