Screen LibraryMultiple pathways of cognitive aging : motivational and contextual influences /
"The empirical study of aging and cognition has progressed tremendously over the past 50-plus years. Much of the original research had its roots in the medical realm as investigators sought to characterize cognitive deficits associated with aging. For the most part, this research adhered to a b...
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2022] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"The empirical study of aging and cognition has progressed tremendously over the past 50-plus years. Much of the original research had its roots in the medical realm as investigators sought to characterize cognitive deficits associated with aging. For the most part, this research adhered to a biomedical model, in which aging was considered akin to a disease, and the focus was on understanding patterns of decline that were assumed to be an inevitable part of getting older (Hess & Blanchard-Fields, 1996). Indeed, aging was often studied by comparing patterns of decline to those associated with atypical populations with specific diseases or cortical lesions/insults (e.g., West, 1996). The study of aging and cognitive change made its way into mainstream experimental psychology in the 1960s and 1970s as researchers focused more on understanding normal aging through the lens of verbal learning and cognitive psychology (for reviews, see Kausler, 1982, 1991). One of the great advantages of these perspectives was the availability of sophisticated models to characterize memory and cognitive functions, and associated methods for assessing specific processes within these models. In these traditions, aging was usually studied by introducing a two-level age variable into traditional experimental designs that consisted of groups of young and older adults. The former groups typically comprised university undergraduates, whereas the latter groups usually encompassed a much wider age range of community-dwelling volunteers"-- |
| Carrier Form: | x, 432 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
9780197528976 019752897X |
| Index Number: | BF724 |
| CLC: | B844.4 |
| Call Number: | B844.4/M961 |
| Contents: |
Introduction and Major Themes / Subjective Perceptions of Cognitive Costs : Determinants and Impact on Motivation and Engagement / Motivated Memory for What Matters Most : How Older Adults (Selectively) Focus on Important Information and Events Using Schematic Support, Metacognition, and Meaningful Goals / Motivational Processes in Emotional Aging / The Positivity Effect : A Review of Theories and Recent Findings / Stereotyping and Effort Mobilization in Older Age : The Role of Self-Involvement / Motivational Reserve : The Role of Motivational Processes in Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease / Social and Cultural Influences on Cognitive Aging / Why Do Some Older Adults Avoid Memory Retrieval When Acquiring a New Skill? / Age Differences in Complex Decision Making and Judgment : The Role of Motivational Factors and Individual Differences / Motivation and the Social Context of Aging and Decision Making / Controlling the Wandering Mind : Spontaneous Thought Content Suggests Compensation for Cognitive Decline / The Potential for Socially Integrated and Engaged Lifestyles to Support Cognitive Health With Aging : Precursors and Pathways / |