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A theory of cognitive aging /

Over a half-century of research has documented the fact that people of different ages perform at different levels on a variety of tests of cognitive functioning, and yet there are still no comprehensive theories to account for these phenomena. A Theory of Cognitive Aging is intended to begin intelle...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Salthouse, Timothy A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; New York : North-Holland, 1985.
Colección:Advances in psychology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ; 28.
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  • Front Cover; A Theory of Cognitive Aging; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The Nature and Function of Theories; Chapter 3. Development of Theories of Development; Chapter 4. The Information-Processing Framework; Chapter 5. Experience and Expertise; Chapter 6. General Methodological Issues; Chapter 7. Requirements of a Cognitive Aging Theory; Chapter 8. The Speed Factor in Cognition; Chapter 9. The Speed Factor in Cognitive Aging; Chapter 10. The Processing Rate Theory of Cognitive Aging; Chapter 11. Memory Abilities.