Aging and Skilled Performance : Advances in Theory and Applications

ISBN-13: 9780805819090 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 296 str.

Wendy A. Rogers; Arthur D. Fisk; Neff Walker

Opis

Covering a range of skills, this text discusses cognitive theories underlying age-related skill acquisition, transfer and retention. It also discusses the application of these theories to such issues as age-adaptive training, compensatory strategies and devices, and utilization of technology.

Spis treści

Contents: Preface. A.D. Fisk, A. Kirlik, Practical Relevance and Age-Related Research: Can Theory Advance Without Application? D.L. Fisher, State Models of Paired Associate Learning: The General Acquisition, Decrement, and Training Hypotheses. N. Walker, D.A. Philbin,C. Spruell, The Use of Signal Detection Theory in Research on Age-Related Differences in Movement Control. R.J. Jagacinski, Control Theoretic Approaches to Age-Related Differences in Skilled Performance. A.F. Kramer, J.L. Larish, Aging and Dual-Task Performance. F.I.M. Craik, L.L. Jacoby, Aging and Memory: Implications for Skilled Performance. P.L. Ackerman, Intelligence as Process and Knowledge: An Integration for Adult Development and Application. M.C. Detweiler, S.M. Hess, R.D. Ellis, The Effects of Display Layout on Keeping Track of Visual Spatial Information. W.A. Rogers, Assessing Age-Related Differences in the Long-Term Retention of Skills. S.J. Czaja, Aging and the Acquisition of Computer Skills. N. Charness, C. Kelley, E. Bosman, M. Mottram, Cognitive Theory and Word Processing Training: When Prediction Fails. R.W. Morrell, K.V. Echt, Instructional Design for Older Computer Users: The Influence of Cognitive Factors.

O autorze

Wendy A. Rogers, Arthur D. Fisk, Neff Walker