Developmental influences on adult intelligence
Subtitle: the seattle longitudinal study
By: K. Warner Schaie
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 587
ISBN-13: 9780195386134
Subjects: Aging; Age factors; Adulthood; Longitudinal studies; Cognition
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; title: Introduction and preview; title: Methodological issues; title: The database; title: Cross-sectional studies; title: Longitudinal studies; title: Studies of cohort and period differences; title: Intervention studies; title: Methodological studies; title: The relationship between cognitive styles and intellectual functioning; title: Health and maintenance of intellectual functioning; title: Health behaviors and intellectual functioning; title: Lifestyle variables that affect intellectual functioning; title: The sequential study of personality traits and attitudes; title: Influences of personality on cognition; title: Family studies of intellectual abilities in adulthood; title: Subjective perceptions of cognitive change; title: Influences of family environment on cognition; title: Biological influences on cognitive change; title: The prediction of individual cognitive decline; title: The role of longitudinal studies in the early detection of dementia; title: Summary and conclusions; title: Appendix tables; title: References; title: Index.