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Developmental influences on adult intelligence : the Seattle longitudinal study /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schaie, K. Warner (Klaus Warner), 1928-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Cognition > Age factors > Longitudinal studies.
Adulthood > Psychological aspects > Longitudinal studies.
Aging > Psychological aspects > Longitudinal studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction and preview
  • Methodological issues
  • The database
  • Cross-sectional studies
  • Longitudinal studies
  • Studies of cohort and period differences
  • Intervention studies
  • Methodological studies
  • The relationship between cognitive styles and intellectual functioning
  • Health and maintenance of intellectual functioning
  • Health behaviors and intellectual functioning
  • Lifestyle variables that affect intellectual functioning
  • The sequential study of personality traits and attitudes
  • Influences of personality on cognition
  • Family studies of intellectual abilities in adulthood
  • Subjective perceptions of cognitive change
  • Influences of family environment on cognition
  • Biological influences on cognitive change
  • The prediction of individual cognitive decline
  • The role of longitudinal studies in the early detection of dementia
  • Summary and conclusions
  • Appendix tables
  • References
  • Index.