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 …

We review the results of a series of meta-analyses by the first author and colleagues,
examining age-related differences in selective attention (Stroop-task survey and negative …

Summary Organizations in the United States alone spend billions on training each year.
These training and development activities allow organizations to adapt, compete, excel …

Cognitive aging is a flourishing area of research. A significant amount of new data, a number
of new theoretical notions, and many new research issues have been generated in the past …

Working-memory capacity is conceptually differentiated according to functions and contents.
The resulting two-faceted structure parallels the structure of intellectual abilities in the Berlin …

Using Brinley plots, this meta-analysis provides a quantitative examination of age
differences in eight verbal span tasks. The main conclusions are these:(a) there are age …

Age differences in 2 components of task-set switching speed were investigated in 118 adults
aged 20 to 80 years using task-set homogeneous (eg, AAAA…) and task-set heterogeneous …

Flexible control of action requires the ability to disengage from previous goals or task sets.
The authors tested the hypothesis that disengagement during intentional shifts between task …

Research on group differences in response latency often has as its goal the detection of
Group× Treatment interactions. However, accumulating evidence suggests that response …

An individual-differences approach was used to examine the component processes that
predict episodic long-term memory performance. A total of 301 participants ages 20–90 …