Cognitive Aging

Essential, authoritative reference on the psychology of learning and motivation for researchers and academics working in cognitive science

Kara D. Federmeier (Volume editor), Brennan Payne (Volume editor)

9780323990240, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 29 September 2022

360 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.68 kg

Cognitive Aging, Volume 77 in The Psychology of Learning and Motivation series, features empirical and theoretical contributions on cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem-solving. Chapters in this release highlight Prior knowledge shapes older adults’ perception and memory for everyday events, Age differences in how emotion affects cognitive processing, How to let go of the past: Lessons from the literature on aging and prospective memory, Relationship between arteriosclerosis and related risk factors and cognition, Acceptance as a cognitive emotion regulation strategy in older adulthood, Health literacy and aging, and much more.

1. Prior knowledge shapes older adults’ perception and memory for everyday events
Heather Bailey
2. Age differences in how emotion affects cognitive processing
Sarah J. Barber
3. How to let go of the past: Lessons from the literature on aging and prospective memory
Julie M. Bugg
4. Relationship between arteriosclerosis and related risk factors and cognition
Monica Fabiani
5. Acceptance as a cognitive emotion regulation strategy in older adulthood
Derek Isaacowitz and Hannah Wolfe
6. Health literacy and aging
Dan Morrow
7. Utility of and Challenges to Characterizing Older Adults’ Memory Function Using Naturalistic Materials
Lauren Richmond
8. Language processing is both incremental / predictive and segmental / integrative — and the balance may shift with aging.
Elizabeth A. L. Stine-Morrow
9. Chapter title to be confirmed
Lixia Yang
10. Syncing with seniors: Intergenerational neurobehavioral coupling during naturalistic communication
Suzanne Dikker

Subject Areas: Cognition & cognitive psychology [JMR]