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Major issues in cognitive aging [E-Book]

By:

Salthouse, Timothy

Series: Oxford psychology series ; no. 49.Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: 257 pISBN:

9780199707218

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

WT 150

Online resources:

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Summary: In recent years the field of cognitive aging has flourished and expanded into many different disciplines. It is probably, therefore, inevitable that some of the research has become very narrow, primarily focused on "counting and classifying the wrinkles of aged behavior," rather than addressing more broad, general, and important questions. Timothy Salthouse's main goal in this book is to try to identify some of the major phenomena in the field of cognitive aging, and discuss issues relevant to the investigation and interpretation of them. He does not attempt to provide a comprehensive survey of the research literature on aging and cognition because many excellent reviews are available in edited handbooks. His principal aim is rather to stimulate readers to think about the big questions in cognitive aging research, and how they might best be answered.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	URL	Status	Barcode
Electronic book	BEH-MHT Library Service On website			Available	STOCK100310409B
Electronic book	CEME Library (NELFT) On website	WLM400 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available
Electronic book	Ferriman information and Library Service (North Middlesex) Online			Available
Electronic book	South London and Maudsley Trust Library Online	WT 150 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available	REAYEBOOK107

In recent years the field of cognitive aging has flourished and expanded into many different disciplines. It is probably, therefore, inevitable that some of the research has become very narrow, primarily focused on "counting and classifying the wrinkles of aged behavior," rather than addressing more broad, general, and important questions. Timothy Salthouse's main goal in this book is to try to identify some of the major phenomena in the field of cognitive aging, and discuss issues relevant to the investigation and interpretation of them. He does not attempt to provide a comprehensive survey of the research literature on aging and cognition because many excellent reviews are available in edited handbooks. His principal aim is rather to stimulate readers to think about the big questions in cognitive aging research, and how they might best be answered.

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