Similarities and Differences Between Psychological Deficit in Aging and Brain Damage.

Goldstein, Gerald; Shelly, Carolyn H.

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Similarities and Differences Between Psychological Deficit in Aging and Brain Damage

Goldstein, Gerald; Shelly, Carolyn H.

Journal of Gerontology, 30, 4, 448-454, Jul 75

Compares education matched young brain-damaged, young nonbrain-damaged, old brain-damaged and old nonbrain-damaged groups on a battery of measures of cognitive, perceptual, and motor skills. By factor analysis, the 26 original measures were reduced to four, called nonverbal memory, language ability, motor ability, and psychomotor problem solving. (Author)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Intelligence Differences, Neurological Impairments, Older Adults, Physical Characteristics, Psychological Patterns, Psychomotor Skills, Research Projects

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