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Adult age trends in the relations among cognitive abilities.

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Adult age (24 years to 91 years) was examined as a potential moderator of the relations among cognitive abilities in an aggregate dataset based on studies conducted at the Cognitive Aging Lab at the University of Virginia (N = 2,227). A novel approach was applied by which the manifestations of latent ability factors were free to differ across age groups, and age trends in the interrelations among the factors were tested. Contrary to the dedifferentiation hypothesis, there was no evidence for systematic increases in the magnitudes of relations among cognitive abilities. Conventional analytic procedures replicated these findings.

Source: Psychology and Aging

DOI: 10.1037/0882-7974.23.2.453

Authors: Elliot M. Tucker-Drob, Timothy A. Salthouse

Institution: University of Virginia

Language: English

Topic: Aging and Gerontology Research

Subfield: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Aging

Awards: G5489590024, Effects of Aging on Executive Processes, Short-term cognitive change in adults from 18 to 80, Training in Quantitative Modeling in Aging Research, G8700312430