Everyday Cognition in Adulthood and Late Life - Hardcover

9780521371483: Everyday Cognition in Adulthood and Late Life

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521371481 ISBN 13: 9780521371483

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1989

Provides a firm theoretical grounding for the increasing movement of cognitive psychologists, neuropsychologists and their students beyond the laboratory, in an attempt to understand human cognitive abilities as they are manifested in natural contexts. The pros and cons of the laboratory and the real world--the problems of generalizability versus rigor--are thoroughly analyzed, and practical escapes from what has become a false dichotomy are suggested. The authors present relevant data that open up new directions for those studying cognitive aging. Finally, they consider the applications of the new knowledge for clinicians and educators.

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Book Description:

An attempt to understand human cognitive abilities as they are manifested in natural contexts gives rise to an analysis of the pros and cons of the laboratory vs. the real world and opens up new directions of study.

Review:

"...a useful interim report on a very active area of research in the broad field of cognitive psychology." Timothy A. Salthouse, Science

"...an impressive contribution." American Scientist

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