Everyday Cognition in Adulthood and Late LifeLeonard W. Poon, David C. Rubin, Barbara A. Wilson 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. |
Contents
Representative design and the quality of generalization | 11 |
The myth of external validity | 25 |
Functional explanations of memory | 44 |
A rationale for | 59 |
Supplementary sources | 73 |
Confessions of a regularity freak | 84 |
Finding the bloody horse | 104 |
memory and cognition in the wild | 116 |
Motivation and aging | 373 |
Issues of structure and function | 394 |
The importance of awareness in memory aging | 416 |
Responding to Tallands challenge | 437 |
Worldknowledge systems | 457 |
Comments on aging memory and its everyday operations | 483 |
Approaches to practical applications | 499 |
Varieties of memory compensation by older adults | 509 |
What do we know about | 129 |
Perspectives on the reader | 135 |
The text the reader and the task | 157 |
The effects of aging on perceived and generated memories | 222 |
Acquisition and utilization of spatial information | 265 |
Innercity decay? Age changes in structure and process | 284 |
The cognitive ecology of problem solving | 300 |
Methodological issues | 330 |
Planning practical memory training for the aged | 573 |
Mnemonics as modified for use by the elderly | 598 |
Designing memorytherapy programs | 615 |
Management of memory problems in a hospital setting | 639 |
Homebased cognitive rehabilitation with the elderly | 659 |
Everyday needs and future prospects | 681 |
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