The course of adult intellectual development
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A program of research is summarized that represents the author's lifelong efforts to understand the adult life course of intellectual abilities. The Seattle Longitudinal Study has assessed mental abilities in more than 5,000 adults and has followed some for as long as 35 years. Integrative findings are provided on patterns and magnitudes of age changes, cohort differences, factor structure of mental abilities, antecedents for individual differences in aging trajectories, and interventions designed to remediate cognitive aging effects.
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- Authors
- Schaie, K. W.
- Affiliations
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Schaie, K. Warner
- Venue
- American Psychologist
- Published
- 1994
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 304-313
- ISSN
- 0003-066X (ISSN-L)
- 1935-990X
- OpenAlex
- W2139503383
- Cited by
- 799
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 26.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Psychologist (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (R37AG008055)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Keywords
- cognitive aging, Seattle Longitudinal Study, cohort differences, cognitive aging interventions
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Aptitude, Female, Humans, Individuality, Intelligence, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Neuropsychological Tests, Washington, Cohort Studies
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