Aging and cognition: knowledge organization and utilization

During the past two decades, there has been a dramatic increase in interest in the study of aging-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 th...

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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam New York New York, N.Y., U.S.A. North-Holland Distributors for the U.S. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co. 1990
Series:Advances in psychology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 71
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Online Access:FLA01
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Summary:During the past two decades, there has been a dramatic increase in interest in the study of aging-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 aging 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 aging has emphasized the need to examine such processes more closely in order to provide a more complete understanding of aging effects on cognitive behavior
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 513 pages) illustrations
ISBN:9780080867250
0080867251

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