Handbook of cognitive aging : interdisciplinary perspectives /: interdisciplinary perspectives. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Scott M. Hofer and Duane F. Alwin.
• Other Names: Hofer, Scott M; Alwin, Duane F (Duane Francis), 1944-
• Contents: Opportunities and challenges for interdisciplinary research / Duane F. Alwin and Scott M. Hofer -- Integrative theoretical perspectives -- Theoretical approaches to the study of cognitive aging : an individual-differences perspective / Christopher Hertzog -- Integrative perspectives on cognitive aging: measurement and modeling with mixtures of psychological and biological variables / Keith F. Widaman -- Population processes and cognitive aging / Duane F. Alwin, Ryan J. McCammon, Linda A. Wray, and Willard L. Rodgers -- Consequences of the ergodic theorems for classical test theory, factor analysis, and the analysis of developmental processes / Peter C.M. Molenaar -- The missing person : some limitations in the contemporary study of cognitive aging / Dale Dannefer and Robin Shura Patterson -- Dimensions of cognitive aging -- Challenges in attention : measures, methods, and applications / Joan M. McDowd and Lesa Hoffman -- Everything we know about aging and response times : a meta-analytic integration / Paul Verhaeghen and John Cerella -- Age-related changes in memory / Susan R. Old and Moshe Naveh-Benjamin -- Prospective memory and aging : old issues and new questions / Mark M. McDaniel and Gilles O. Einstein -- Dimensions of cognitive aging : executive function and verbal fluency / Susan Kemper and Joan M. McDowd -- Executive function in cognitive, neuropsychological and clinical aging / Mary A. Luszcz and Anna P. Lane -- Everyday problem solving in context / Cynthia Berg -- Individual differences in verbal learning in old age / Daniel Zimprich, Mike Martin, and Philippe Rast -- Expertise and knowledge / Neil Charness and Ralf Krampe -- Biological indicators and health-related processes -- Integrating health into cognitive aging research and theory : quo vadis? / Avron Spiro III and Christopher B. Brady -- Cognitive change and compromised health in late life / Valgeir Thorvaldsson, Scott M. Hofer, Linda Hassing, and Boo Johansson -- Neurological factors in cognitive aging / Robert Wilson -- Imaging aging / Scott M. Hayes and Roberto Cabeza -- Cognitive aging and biomarkers : what do we know and where to from here? / Kaarin Anstey -- Assessing the relationship of cognitive aging and processes of dementia / Gwenith Fisher, Brenda l. Plassman, Steven G. Heeringa, and Kenneth M. Langa -- Historical processes and cultural differences -- Aging, culture, and cognition / Denise Park -- Historical processes and patterns of cognitive aging / K. Warner Schaie -- Minority populations and cognitive aging / Keith Whitfield and Adrienne Aiken -- Race, culture, education, and neuropsychological test performance / Jennifer Manly -- Social structure and cognitive aging / Duane F. Alwin -- Longitudinal measurement and analysis -- Integrative analysis of longitudinal studies on aging : collaborative research networks, meta-analysis, and optimizing future studies / Andrea M. Piccinin and Scott M. Hofer -- The multiple facets of change : implications for modeling relationships in cognitive aging research / Martin Sliwinski -- Considerations for sampling time in research on aging : examples from research on stress and cognition / Shevaun Neupert, Robert Stawski, and David Almeida -- Alternative methods for assessing cognition in large-scale surveys / Margie E. Lachman and Patricia Tun -- Unobtrusive measurement of cognition and physical activity / Misha Pavel and Holly Jimison -- Integrative perspectives on cognitive aging -- Animal models of cognitive aging / Gerald E. McClearn and David A. Blizard -- Gene and environmental influences on cognitive change / Chandra Reynolds -- Does participation in cognitive and physical lifestyle activities buffer age-related cognitive decline? / Brent Small -- The added value of an applied perspective in cognitive gerontology / Matthias Kliegel and Mareike Altgassen -- Social resources and cognitive function in older adults / Lisa L. Barnes, Kathleen A. Cagney, and Carlos F. Mendes de Leon -- Social context and cognition / Fredda Blanchard-Fields, Michelle Horhota, and Andrew Mienaltowski -- Dyadic cognition in old age : paradigms, findings, and directions / Mike Martin and Melanie Wight -- Lifespan influences on cognitive aging : evidence for antecedents and predictors from midlife / Sherry Willis -- Future directions for research on cognitive aging -- The future of cognitive aging research / Scott M. Hofer and Duane F. Alwin.
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (744 pages)
• Subjects: 155.67/13; Cognition -- Age factors; Aging -- Psychological aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452214955; 1452214956
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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