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Peer reviewedNesselroade, John R. – Educational Gerontology, 1986
Identifies and discusses general issues pertaining to research on social and personality aspects of adult cognitive development. Organizes comments around the concepts of selection and generalization. Suggests that concern with nature and effects of selection can help researchers in aging more efficiently and effectively design studies, analyze…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Cognitive Development, Generalization
Peer reviewedLachman, Margie E. – Educational Gerontology, 1986
Introduces five papers by presenting a rationale for examining personality and social factors in relation to intellectual aging. Argues that identification of links between personality, social, and cognitive factors may be useful for explaining and predicting variations in the course of intellectual aging. Recommends collaboration among…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Cognitive Development, Intellectual Development
Peer reviewedKramer, Deirdre A. – Educational Gerontology, 1986
Argues that cognition must be understood in context of real-life adaptation, making social cognition an important area of investigation. Advocates unified theoretical approach to encompass child and adult social-cognitive development and presents life-span model synthesizing work from child and adult social-cognitive literatures. Presents seven…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Adults, Cognitive Development
Peer reviewedBlanchard-Fields, Fredda – Educational Gerontology, 1986
Discusses adaptive cognitive changes in adulthood from perspectives of adult cognitive development and social cognition theory. Proposes interface between the two disciplines. Applies post-formal literature on cognitive development to area of attributional processes. Discusses implications changes in attributional processes may have for cognitive…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Adult Education, Attribution Theory
Peer reviewedSmith, M. Cecil; And Others – International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 1994
Examined age- and skill-related differences among adult Bingo players, aged 19 to 74, who had from less that 2 months to over 20 years of playing experience. Subjects completed psychometric, cognitive, and experimental measures. Found no age-related differences on psychometric or memory measures, suggesting that Bingo playing experience may have…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Development, Adults, Age Differences
Sprinthall, Norman; Thies-Sprinthall, Lois – 1981
It is time for the teacher education profession to take more systematic steps for the advancement of theory, research, and practice in the teacher education field. A cognitive-developmental perspective on teacher education curriculum avoids the choice between cognitive and affective goals by providing a dual focus on highly specific behavioral…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Psychology, Developmental Stages
