Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood成年后期的认知发展.ppt

Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood Does it differ among the elderly? If you could choose your age of death, how old would you be? What variables does this age depend on? Memory Deliberate vs. Automatic Memory Our use of contextual cues vs. Older adult use Confusion over experience vs. imagined events Recognition memory suffers far less than recall memory Implications for helping the elderly remember? Memory Remote memory- older adults report it is better than recent memory Research does not support this Intermediate memory is what suffers most, then remote events, THEN recent events “overlapping stories” Prospective memory- The “absent minded professor” remembering to engage in planned activities. Better with event-based than time-based tasks Cranium task Language Processing Language comprehension changes very little as long as language is not fast and time is given for processing Two aspects show age-related losses Retrieving words from LTM Planning what to say and how to say it. related to working memory deficits Less info can be held at once How do older adults compensate? Simpler grammatical structures “Do you get the gist?” Wisdom Breadth and depth of practical knowledge Ability to reflect on knowledge to better life Emotional maturity Integrative form of creativity Cross-culturally accepted relationship to age CEOs, religious leaders, supreme court Shamen, cheiftains, CJs Tanzanian story * * *