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Denney, Nancy Wadsworth – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1985
Reviewed research with the Twenty Questions Task aimed at investigating problem solving across the life span. Research indicates use of an efficient problem-solving strategy increases during childhood and then decreases again during the later adult years. Elderly adults' performance was facilitated when the necessity of using an efficient strategy…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis
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Suls, Jerry; Mullen, Brian – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1984
Examines standards used by the elderly to evaluate their abilities in terms of social comparison and temporal comparison. Proposes that temporal comparison standards are used more often, reversing a tendency found earlier in life. Reviews social, cognitive, and physical reasons for the shift. (JAC)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Evaluation Criteria, Gerontology, Literature Reviews
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Gilhooly, K. J.; Gilhooly, M. L.; Phillips, L. H.; Harvey, D.; Murray, A.; Hanlon, P. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2007
This study examined relationships between cognitive functioning in older people and (1) levels of mental, physical and social activities, and (2) intentions regarding maintenance of cognitive functioning. Participants (N = 145) were 70-91 years of age, varied in health status and socio-economic backgrounds. Current cognitive functioning was…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Socioeconomic Status, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Ability
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Byrd, Mark – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1987
Presented series of biographical passages to young and older adults to examine how semantic memory store of previously acquired knowledge affects ability to retain textual information. Older adults had difficulty in delayed, but not in immediate, recognition condition. Suggests that as older adults' episodic memory deteriorated, they could not…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Age Differences, Characterization, Knowledge Level
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Little, Virginia C. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1980
There is no accepted definition of "needs" of the elderly. Perceptions vary with age, professional role, relationships, and time. The wide range of methodologies presents problems. Research instruments are being refined. The use of index of incapacity measures offers the best data base for planning needed services. (Author/NRB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavioral Science Research, Counselor Role, Interpersonal Relationship
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Green, Susan K. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1981
Reviews problems with early survey research methods. Recent studies are examined in terms of characteristics of the stimuli and contexts, and characteristics of the perceivers employed in them. Methodological and conceptual issues in these three categories are used to organize the body of research that exists. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Attitudes, Individual Differences
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Kastenbaum, Robert J., Ed. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1983
Discusses the nature and importance of social skills for the elderly, including social skills deficits and psychological disorders related to aging, in five papers presented as part of a Symposium on Social Skills at the XII International Congress of Gerontology, Hamburg, July 1981. (JAC)
Descriptors: Administrator Qualifications, Adult Development, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals)