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Memory changes across the adult lifespan: formation of gains and lossesMori, Monica Sachiko 05 1900 (has links)
This experiment investigated memory changes across the adult lifespan and some factors
that might be associated with these changes. Adult participants of all ages (16 to 83 years old)
were asked to orally describe scenic color photographs, and then following a delay, to re-describe
these pictures from memory. Given information is objective, physical objects and their
attributes that are depicted in a target picture, whereas beyond information is subjective, personal
experiences and inferences that are not depicted in a target picture per se but are associated with
a target picture. Chapter 3 examined the content of these picture descriptions for the amount of
given and beyond information that was encoded and retrieved about target pictures. The results
indicated an age-related decline in memory for given information and preserved memory for
beyond information. Chapter 4 examined the relationship between perceptual and verbal ability
and memory for given and beyond information. Perceptual ability was assessed by self-report
measures of auditory and visual ability and verbal ability was measured by a standardized test.
The results indicated that an age-related improvement in verbal ability, but not an age-related
decline in perceptual ability, was related to memory for given and beyond information. Chapter
5 explored age-related changes in memory for feminine and masculine information across the
adult female lifespan. Feminine and masculine information is information that would be
considered exclusively relevant to young women and men, respectively. The results indicated an
age-related increase in memory for feminine information and no age-related change in memory
for masculine information. The divergent age-related changes in memory for given and beyond
information and for feminine and masculine information were interpreted in terms of a
developmental approach to schema theory and the lifespan psychology notions of selective
optimization with compensation and loss in the service of growth. The present study suggests an
integration between the domains of personality and cognitive psychology as one avenue for
future research that could lead to a more complete understanding of memory and aging. / Arts, Faculty of / Psychology, Department of / Graduate
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Influence of impending death on the mini-mental state examinationTan, Jing Ee 10 April 2008 (has links)
A cross-sectional, retrospective study, using data from the Victoria Longitudinal Study, was conducted to investigate the impact of impending death on test performance on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), a measure of general cognitive functioning. Test score on the MMSE of individuals collected between one to five years before death was compared to the MMSE test score of individuals who are still alive. Results revealed a significant difference between the MMSE total score of individuals who died within three years post-measurement and survivors, and those who died between three to five years after measurement. When the individual items were analyzed, only the "WORLD" and "copy pentagon" items obtained results similar to the total score, providing support for the specificity of impending death effect on fluid abilities. The cause of death (CardioKerebro-vascular disease and non-CardioICerebro-vascular disease), however, did not differentiate the groups, suggesting that the mechanism of impending death may not be disease-related. Our results revealed that the influence of impending death on cognitive functioning could be observed on the MMSE; the source of the influence is still unknown, however. Despite the statistical significance, our findings did not appear to be clinically meaningful. As a result, our findings suggest that it may not be necessary to collect new normative data that are removed of the effects of impending death.
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Memory and Attention in the Healthy ElderlyOrchard, Rebecca J. (Rebecca Jean) 08 1900 (has links)
This study investigated the influence of age and health status on verbal and visual memory and attention. The objective was to select subjects resembling participants in normative studies, and to contrast the genuinely healthy component with the "contaminants." A rigorous and detailed self-report of health status plus a standard neurological examination were used to screen and divide subjects into two health status groups: normal and super healthy. It was speculated that the strong effect of age on memory and attention commonly found among the elderly would be diminished with more restrictive control over health status.
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Old age pensions : a study of opinion on the subject of state aid to necessitous old age in Great Britain.Edgar, William Stuart. January 1932 (has links)
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Interpersonal dynamics within the institutional environment.Cassidy, Erin Lynne 01 January 1995 (has links) (PDF)
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The effects of a focus group discussion on elderly worriers.Powers, Charles B. 01 January 1994 (has links) (PDF)
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A lean and slippered pantaloon : a historical examination of the comic stock-type character, the old man /Rapport, James Louis January 1960 (has links)
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Certain aspects of industrial aging /Maher, Howard. January 1954 (has links)
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Canadian private pension plans : a study of their history, trends, taxation, and investments /Edwards, Ed January 1968 (has links)
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An analysis of selected systems for providing food service to low-income elderly in metropolitan housing centers /Kincaid, Jean Wooton January 1973 (has links)
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