Perspectives On Cognitive Change In Adulthood and Aging

This upper-level text for advanced undergraduate students in Human Development, Social Work, Psychology and Gerontology Departments is part of the McGraw-Hill Series in Developmental Psychology. This book addresses cognitive and intellectual changes in adulthood and aging, utilizing the work of the most prominent scholars in the field. Chapters are contributed by 20 renowned colleagues on topics such as foundations, intelligence, information processing, memory, and cognition in context. Each contributor discusses specific issues or trends in his/her area of Adult Development. The volume is edited by two noted scholars in Cognitive Aging, and contains an introductory chapter by the editors that integrates the topics discussed.