Age-Based Structural Dynamics between Perceptual Speed and Knowledge in the Berlin Aging Study: Direct Evidence for Ability Dedifferentiation in Old Age

Psychology and Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 696-713

  Ghisletta, Paolo ^a,c   Lindenberger, Ulman ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LIFESPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL; THEORY; VELOCITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERCEPTION;

EID: 0345991235     PISSN: 08827974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.18.4.696     Document Type: Review

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