Training Cognitive Functioning in the Elderly--Inability to Replicate Previous Findings.

Papalia-Finlay, Diane; And Others

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Publication Date: 1980

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Training Cognitive Functioning in the Elderly--Inability to Replicate Previous Findings.

Papalia-Finlay, Diane; And Others

International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v12 n2 p111-17 1980

Elderly women volunteers were given a pretest battery of conservation tasks. Conservation scores were the highest yet recorded by elderly participants; consequently, training was not implemented. Results suggest that advanced chronological age does not guarantee poor conservation performance. (Author)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aging (Individuals), Cognitive Processes, Cohort Analysis, Conservation (Concept), Females, Gerontology, Older Adults, Predictor Variables

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