Individual Differences in Cognitive Functioning in the Elderly--Phenomena and Interpretation.

North, Alvin J.; Ulatowska, Hanna K.

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ERIC Number: EJ221220

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Publication Date: 1979

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Individual Differences in Cognitive Functioning in the Elderly--Phenomena and Interpretation.

North, Alvin J.; Ulatowska, Hanna K.

International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v10 n4 p359-71 1979-80

Residents (N=27) of a Jewish home for the aged were given a battery of 25 tests of cognitive abilities. There were marked individual differences among participants. Poorer performance was associated with carrying a diagnosis of organic brain syndrome and with a number of other background variables. (Author)

Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes, Individual Differences, Jews, Neurological Impairments, Older Adults, Physical Health

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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