Major Issues in Cognitive Aging (Oxford Psychology Series (49))

in Recent Years The Field Of Cognitive Aging Has Flourished And Expanded Into Many Different Disciplines. It Is Probably, Therefore, Inevitable That Some Of The Research Has Become Very Narrow, Primarily Focused On Counting And Classifying The Wrinkles Of Aged Behavior, Rather Than Addressing More Broad, General, And Important Questions. Timothy Salthouse's Main Goal In This Book Is To Try To Identify Some Of The Major Phenomena In The Field Of Cognitive Aging, And Discuss Issues Relevant To The Investigation And Interpretation Of Them. He Does Not Attempt To Provide A Comprehensive Survey Of The Research Literature On Aging And Cognition Because Many Excellent Reviews Are Available In Edited Handbooks. His Principal Aim Is Rather To Stimulate Readers To Think About The Big Questions In Cognitive Aging Research, And How They Might Best Be Answered. "In recent years the field of cognitive aging has flourished and expanded into many different disciplines. It is probably, therefore, inevitable that some of the research has become very narrow, primarily focused on "counting and classifying the wrinkles of aged behavior," rather than addressing more broad, general, and important questions. Timothy Salthouse's main goal in this book is to try to identify some of the major phenomena in the field of cognitive aging, and discuss issues relevant to the investigation and interpretation of them. He does not attempt to provide a comprehensive survey of the research literature on aging and cognition because many excellent reviews are available in edited handbooks. His principal aim is rather to stimulate readers to think about the big questions in cognitive aging research, and how they might best be answered."--Jacket Contents 10 Chapter 1 Relations between Age and Cognitive Functioning 14 Chapter 2 Within-Person and Across-Time Comparisons 46 Chapter 3 Approaches to Investigating Cognitive Aging 77 Chapter 4 Mediators and Moderators of Cognitive Aging 109 Chapter 5 Normal and Pathological Cognitive Aging in Late Adulthood 138 Chapter 6 Practical Consequences and Potential Interventions 160 Notes 180 References 208 Author Index 244 A 244 B 244 C 245 D 245 E 245 F 245 G 246 H 246 I 246 J 246 K 246 L 247 M 247 N 247 O 247 P 247 Q 248 R 248 S 248 T 249 U 249 V 249 W 249 Y 249 Z 249 Subject Index 250 A 250 B 251 C 251 D 252 E 253 F 253 G 253 H 253 I 253 J 254 K 254 L 254 M 254 N 255 O 255 P 255 R 256 S 256 T 257 U 257 V 257 W 257 Y 257 Z 257 In recent years the field of cognitive aging has flourished and expanded into many different disciplines. Here, the author tries to identify some of the major phenomena in the field of cognitive aging and discusses issues relevant to the investigation and interpretation of them