Individual differences in dynamic measures of verbal learning abilities in young twin pairs and their older siblings
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a Department of Biological Psychology, VU University, van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands b Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, The Netherlands c Department of Research Methodology, Measurement and Data Analysis, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE, Enschede, The Netherlands d Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, VU University, van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands e Department of Psychonomics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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