A theory is proposed to account for some of the age-related differences reported in
measures of Type A or fluid cognition. The central hypothesis in the theory is that increased …

Given the increasing size of the older adult population in many countries, there is a pressing
need to identify the nature of aging-related vision impairments, their underlying …

A meta-analysis was conducted on 91 studies to derive a correlation matrix for adult age,
speed of processing, primary–working memory, episodic memory, reasoning, and spatial …

Abstract MA Just and PA Carpenter's (1992) capacity theory of comprehension posits a
linguistic working memory functionally separated from the representation of linguistic …

Research concerned with relations between adult age and working memory is reviewed,
especially that relevant to the AD Baddeley (1986, 1992; Baddeley & G. Hitch, 1974) model …

Although frequently mentioned in contemporary neuropsychology, the term executive
functioning has been a source of considerable confusion. One way in which the meaning of …

Evidence is reviewed that for older adults the period from 10 to 30 years of age produces
recall of the most autobiographical memories, the most vivid memories, and the most …

Abstract Words were used to cue autobiographical memories from 20-and 70-year-old
subjects. Both groups showed a decrease in memories from the childhood years and a …

David Groome with Hazel Dewart, Anthony Esgate, Kevin Gurney, Richard Kemp, and
Nicola Towell. An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology: Processes and Disorders is a …

For word-cued autobiographical memories, older adults had an increase, or bump, from the
ages 10 to 30. All age groups had fewer memories from childhood than from other years and …