Adult Information Processing: Limits on Loss - Hardcover

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This book aims to reverse the bias shown in research literature concerning the decline of information or no decline in cognitive functioning with respect to rate of information processing, attentional capacity, object perception, word perception, language comprehension, learning, memory, and problem-solving. These findings attest to the imbalance of previously published research and present an unbiased portrayal of the aged mind.
Key Features
* Investigates a broad variety of information-processing tasks and capabilities
* Shows that aging adults can look forward to minimum dysfunction over a wide range of intellectual activity
* Reverses the bias toward portrayal of the aged, dysfunctional mind
* Provides information applicable to interactions with the aged in counseling and care-giving settings