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Developmental influences on adult intelligence : the Seattle longitudinal study /

Schaie, K. Warner 1928-

Developmental influences on adult intelligence : the Seattle longitudinal study / K. Warner Schaie. - [Update]. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2005. - x, 496 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Rev. ed. of: Intellectual development in adulthood.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 455-479) and indexes.

1. Introduction and preview; 2. Methodological Issues; 3. The Database; 4. Cross-sectional studies; 5. Longitudinal studies; 6. Studies of cohort and period differences; 7. Intervention studies; 8. Methodological studies; 9. The relationship between cognitive styles and intellectual functioning; 10. Health and maintenance of intellectual functioning; 11. Life style variables that affect intellectual functioning; 12. The sequential study of personality traits and attitudes; 13. Influences of personality on cognition; 14. Family studies of intellectual abilities in adulthood; 15. Subjective perceptions of cognitive change; 16. Influences of family environment on cognition; 17. The role of longitudinal studies in the early detection of dementia; 18. Summary and conclusions; Appendix

0195156730 (cloth : alk. paper)

2003065465


Cognition--Age factors--Longitudinal studies.
Adulthood--Psychological aspects--Longitudinal studies.
Aging--Psychological aspects--Longitudinal studies.

BF724.55.C63 / S32 2005

155.6 SCH