Aging and Cognition: Knowledge Organization and Utilization Volume 71

ISBN-13: 9780444883698 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 512 str.

Hess Thomas Ed; T. M. Hess T. M.; Thomas M. Hess

Opis

During the past two decades, there has been a dramatic increase in interest in the study of ageing-related changes in cognitive abilities. In this volume researchers from a variety of theoretical perspectives discuss adult age differences in a wide range of cognitive skills. Of special interest is the extent to which ageing effects on performance are related to variations in the representation, organization and utilization of knowledge, broadly defined. Recent research and theory in the field of ageing has emphasized the need to examine such processes more closely in order to provide a more complete understanding of ageing effects on cognitive behaviour.

Recenzje

"...this book should be a welcome addition to the libraries of cognitive aging researchers, especially those interested in knowledge base effects on older adult cognitive functioning." --Contemporary Psychology

Spis treści

Adult Age Differences in Activity Memory: Cue and Strategy Utilization
The Assessment of Qualitative Age Differences in Discourse Processing
Aging and Schematic Influences on Memory
Metamemory in Adulthood: Differentiating Knowledge, Belief, and Behavior
Cognition and Aging: A Theory of New Learning and the Use of Old Connections
Semantic-Memory Function and Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease
A Developmental Approach to the Study of Visual Cognition in the Elderly
Expertise and Aging: Life in the Lab
Levels of Knowledge Utilization and Visual Information Processing
Aging and Everyday Cognitive Abilities
Affect, Control, and Real World Problem Solving across the Adult Lifespan