Handbook of cognitive aging
Subtitle: interdisciplinary perspectives
By: edited by Scott M. Hofer and Duane F. Alwin.
Contributors: Hofer, Scott M.; Alwin, Duane F. 1944-
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 730
ISBN-13: 9781412941051; 9781412960281
Subjects: Cognition -- Age factors.; Aging -- Psychological aspects.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Opportunities and challenges for interdisciplinary research / Duane F. Alwin and Scott M. Hofer; title: Integrative theoretical perspectives; title: Theoretical approaches to the study of cognitive aging : an individual-differences perspective / Christopher Hertzog; title: Integrative perspectives on cognitive aging: measurement and modeling with mixtures of psychological and biological variables / Keith F. Widaman; title: Population processes and cognitive aging / Duane F. Alwin, Ryan J. McCammon, Linda A. Wray, and Willard L. Rodgers; title: Consequences of the ergodic theorems for classical test theory, factor analysis, and the analysis of developmental processes / Peter C.M. Molenaar; title: The missing person : some limitations in the contemporary study of cognitive aging / Dale Dannefer and Robin Shura Patterson; title: Dimensions of cognitive aging; title: Challenges in attention : measures, methods, and applications / Joan M. McDowd and Lesa Hoffman; title: Everything we know about aging and response times : a meta-analytic integration / Paul Verhaeghen and John Cerella; title: Age-related changes in memory / Susan R. Old and Moshe Naveh-Benjamin; title: Prospective memory and aging : old issues and new questions / Mark M. McDaniel and Gilles O. Einstein; title: Dimensions of cognitive aging : executive function and verbal fluency / Susan Kemper and Joan M. McDowd; title: Executive function in cognitive, neuropsychological and clinical aging / Mary A. Luszcz and Anna P. Lane; title: Everyday problem solving in context / Cynthia Berg; title: Individual differences in verbal learning in old age / Daniel Zimprich, Mike Martin, and Philippe Rast; title: Expertise and knowledge / Neil Charness and Ralf Krampe; title: Biological indicators and health-related processes; title: Integrating health into cognitive aging research and theory : quo vadis? / Avron Spiro III and Christopher B. Brady; title: Cognitive change and compromised health in late life / Valgeir Thorvaldsson, Scott M. Hofer, Linda Hassing, and Boo Johansson; title: Neurological factors in cognitive aging / Robert Wilson; title: Imaging aging / Scott M. Hayes and Roberto Cabeza; title: Cognitive aging and biomarkers : what do we know and where to from here? / Kaarin Anstey; title: Assessing the relationship of cognitive aging and processes of dementia / Gwenith Fisher, Brenda l. Plassman, Steven G. Heeringa, and Kenneth M. Langa; title: Historical processes and cultural differences; title: Aging, culture, and cognition / Denise Park; title: Historical processes and patterns of cognitive aging / K. Warner Schaie; title: Minority populations and cognitive aging / Keith Whitfield and Adrienne Aiken; title: Race, culture, education, and neuropsychological test performance / Jennifer Manly; title: Social structure and cognitive aging / Duane F. Alwin; title: Longitudinal measurement and analysis; title: Integrative analysis of longitudinal studies on aging : collaborative research networks, meta-analysis, and optimizing future studies / Andrea M. Piccinin and Scott M. Hofer; title: The multiple facets of change : implications for modeling relationships in cognitive aging research / Martin Sliwinski; title: Considerations for sampling time in research on aging : examples from research on stress and cognition / Shevaun Neupert, Robert Stawski, and David Almeida; title: Alternative methods for assessing cognition in large-scale surveys / Margie E. Lachman and Patricia Tun; title: Unobtrusive measurement of cognition and physical activity / Misha Pavel and Holly Jimison; title: Integrative perspectives on cognitive aging; title: Animal models of cognitive aging / Gerald E. McClearn and David A. Blizard; title: Gene and environmental influences on cognitive change / Chandra Reynolds; title: Does participation in cognitive and physical lifestyle activities buffer age-related cognitive decline? / Brent Small; title: The added value of an applied perspective in cognitive gerontology / Matthias Kliegel and Mareike Altgassen; title: Social resources and cognitive function in older adults / Lisa L. Barnes, Kathleen A. Cagney, and Carlos F. Mendes de Leon; title: Social context and cognition / Fredda Blanchard-Fields, Michelle Horhota, and Andrew Mienaltowski; title: Dyadic cognition in old age : paradigms, findings, and directions / Mike Martin and Melanie Wight; title: Lifespan influences on cognitive aging : evidence for antecedents and predictors from midlife / Sherry Willis; title: Future directions for research on cognitive aging; title: The future of cognitive aging research / Scott M. Hofer and Duane F. Alwin.