PSY 402 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Prefrontal Cortex, Problem Solving

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 402
• Professor: Taryn Grieder

Document Summary

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