Cognition and Elderly People
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11201771 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James D Pratt (Brigham Young University), Larry E Wood, Larry Wood (Brigham Young University) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 273-304 |
| Publication date | 1984-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ageing and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0144686x00010825 |
| OpenAlex | W2129065670 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 66 |
An overview of the experimental literature on ageing and cognition in the areas of sensation and perception, attention and performance, learning and memory, and intelligence and problem solving is provided. The review indicates definite deficits in most functions, and therefore provides a basis for understanding the origin of the stereotypes of the elderly as senile, obsolete, and useless. However, when viewed in a broad, integrated perspective, there seems to be grounds for a less pessimistic outlook than most people have. The most positive findings are some recent ones in the area of memory, which show that the elderly are able to make use of the knowledge they have accumulated over a lifetime to perform some tasks as good as or better than younger adults. Some researchers have begun to lay plans for the development of intervention programmes for the elderly, and we suggest some areas which may be profitable for further development. There are, however, some difficult motivational issues that need to be dealt with. It seems that many elderly persons claim to be functioning to their own satisfaction, from a cognitive perspective
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Elderly people · Epistemology · Intervention (counseling) · Perception · Perspective (graphical) · Pessimism · Psychiatry · Child and Animal Learning Development · Computer Science · Medicine · Memory Processes and Influences · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Psychology · Gerontology
The myth and reality of aging in America
Perception and communication.
Age differences in fluid and crystallized intelligence
Encoding specificity and retrieval processes in episodic memory.
The information available in brief visual presentations.
Automatic and effortful processes in memory.
Controlled and automatic human information processing
Age differences in short-term retention of rapidly changing information.
Levels of processing
Equivalence of information in concept identification
Cognitive Ageing and Psychological Growth
Adult age differences in the organization of free recall
What is memory aging the aging of
Effects of age upon retrieval from primary and secondary memory
Some Studies of Perception in Relation to Age
Memory and aging
Handbook of Aging and the Individual
A factor analysis of the Wesley Rigidity Inventory
Aging
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |