Developmental influences on adult intelligence : the Seattle longitudinal study

Developmental influences on adult intelligence : the Seattle longitudinal study / K. Warner Schaie.

"Adult cognitive development is one of the most important yet most neglected aspects in the study of human psychology. Although the development of cognition and intelligence during childhood and adolescence is of great interest to researchers, educators, and parents, many assume that this devel...

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Main Author: Schaie, K. Warner (Klaus Warner), 1928-2023
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2013.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Cognition > Age factors > Longitudinal studies.
Adulthood > Psychological aspects > Longitudinal studies.
Aging > Psychological aspects > Longitudinal studies.
Adulthood > Psychological aspects
Aging > Psychological aspects
Cognition > Age factors
Electronic books.
Longitudinal studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction and preview
  • Methodological issues
  • The database
  • Cross-sectional studies
  • Longitudinal studies
  • Studies of cohort and period differences
  • Intervention studies
  • Methodological studies
  • The relationship between cognitive styles and intellectual functioning
  • Health and maintenance of intellectual functioning
  • Health behaviors and intellectual functioning
  • Lifestyle variables that affect intellectual functioning
  • The sequential study of personality traits and attitudes
  • Influences of personality on cognition
  • Family studies of intellectual abilities in adulthood
  • Subjective perceptions of cognitive change
  • Influences of family environment on cognition
  • Biological influences on cognitive change
  • The prediction of individual cognitive decline
  • The role of longitudinal studies in the early detection of dementia
  • Summary and conclusions
  • Appendix tables
  • References
  • Index.

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