Memory Change in the Aged

Klappentext This monograph examines the theoretical and methodological issues related to aging in the Victoria Longitudinal Study. Zusammenfassung This book is directed at scholars and advanced students interested in understanding memory and cognitive functioning in later life. It reviews theoretical and methodological issues related to this important topic! and presents analyses of data from the Victoria Longitudinal Study. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of tables and figures; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical issues and perspectives; 3. Theory and research on memory and aging; 4. Method of the Victoria Longitudinal Study; 5. Measurement model and methodological analysis; 6. Age, cohort, and period effects on cognition; 7. Predicting age differences in memory; 8. Cross-sectional models in the VLS; 9. Predicting age changes in memory; 10. Longitudinal models in the VLS; 11. Conclusions; Appendix; References; Author index; Subject index.

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• Authors: Roger A. Dixon, Dixon Roger A., Christopher Hertzog, David F. Hultsch, David F. Hertzog Hultsch, Hultsch David F., Small Brent J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2010
• EAN: 9780521153584
• ISBN: 978-0-521-15358-4
• No. of pages: 356
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology