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Author:   K. Warner Schaie, PhD (Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of Washington)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 5.10cm , Length: 16.80cm
Weight:   1.015kg
ISBN:  

9780195386134

ISBN 10:   0195386132
Pages:   600
Publication Date:   06 December 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction and Preview 2. Methodological Issues 3. The Database 4. Cross-Sectional Studies 5. Longitudinal Studies 6. Studies of Cohort and Period Differences 7. Intervention Studies 8. Methodological Studies 9. The Relationship Between Cognitive Styles and Intellectual Functioning 10. Health and Maintenance of Intellectual Functioning 11. Health Behaviors and Intellectual Functioning 12. Lifestyle Variables That Affect Intellectual Functioning 13. The Sequential Study of Personality Traits and Attitudes 14. Influences of Personality on Cognition 15. Family Studies of Intellectual Abilities in Adulthood 16. Subjective Perceptions of Cognitive Change 17. Influences of Family Environment on Cognition 18. Biological Influences on Cognitive Change 19. The Prediction of Individual Cognitive Decline 20. The Role of Longitudinal Studies in the Early Detection of Dementia 21. Summary and Conclusions Appendix Tables References Index

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Overall, this book paints a comprehensive picture of the history and findings of the SLS. It offers an SLS-based perspective on adult intelligence that captivates because of its extensive empirical basis. -- PsycCRITIQUES

a comprehensive picture of the history and findings of the SLS. * PsycCRITIQUES, August 2013 *

"""Overall, this book paints a comprehensive picture of the history and findings of the SLS. It offers an SLS-based perspective on adult intelligence that captivates because of its extensive empirical basis."" -- PsycCRITIQUES"

Author Information

K. Warner Schaie, Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of Washington and the Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Human Development and Psychology at the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Schaie received the Kleemeier Award for Distinguished Research Contributions from the Gerontological Society of America, the MENSA lifetime career award, and the Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award from the American Psychological Association. He is author or editor of 58 books and has written more than 300 journal articles and chapters on the psychology of aging. He has directed the Seattle Longitudinal Study of Cognitive Aging since 1956.

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