Why Are There Old People? Senescence as Biological and Cultural Preparedness for the Transmission of Information.

Mergler, N.L.; Goldstein, M.D.

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ERIC Number: EJ281531

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Publication Date: 1983

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Why Are There Old People? Senescence as Biological and Cultural Preparedness for the Transmission of Information.

Mergler, N.L.; Goldstein, M.D.

Human Development, v26 n2 p72-90 Mar-Apr 1983

Biological theories of adaptation are used to generate a model of human cognitive development in which physiological and cognitive change in aged persons can be understood as an adaptive stage of development. Related literature is reviewed that focuses on the elderly as information transmitters and on the psychology of "telling." (Author/RH)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Developmental Stages, Evolution, Language Skills, Memory, Older Adults, Oral Language, Verbal Communication

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