Perfect , Timothy J. and Maylor, Elizabeth A., eds. (2000) Models of cognitive aging. Debates in Psychology . Oxford University Press, Oxford. ISBN 0198524382

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Abstract

We live in an ageing society, where people are living longer, and where decreases in the birth rate mean that the proportion of the population above retirement age is steadily increasing. An ageing population has considerable implications for health services and care provision. Consequently there is a growing interest among researchers, medical practitioners, and policy makers in older adults, their capabilities, and the changes in their cognitive functioning. This book offers an up-to-the-minute account of the latest methodological and theoretical issues in cognitive ageing. Part of the Debates in Psychology series, it sets out the arguments surrounding the currently controversial questions in cognitive ageing. What is the appropriate methodology for understanding cognitive change? How many factors are necessary to understand the patterns of age-related change? What might these factors be? The topics and arguments are explored in a series of chapters by the leading researchers in the field. Each contributor offers their view of how cognitive ageing can be best understood, and together they cover a broad range of cognitive functions including language use, cognitive slowing, and memory loss. Each of the chapters stands alone as the latest review of work in the area. Taken together, the chapters form a coherent theoretical debate through which the reader will learn about the dynamic nature of cognitive ageing research, and about the direction this research will be taking in the future. Models of Cognitive Aging will be an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in the elderly, and in their cognitive abilities.

Item Type:	Book
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Cognition — Age factors, Cognition in old age, Aging -- Psychological aspects
Series Name:	Debates in Psychology
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:	Oxford
ISBN:	0198524382
Editor:	Perfect , Timothy J. and Maylor, Elizabeth A.
Date:	2000
Number of Pages:	310
Status:	Peer Reviewed
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/35907

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