Basic forms of cognitive plasticity extended into the oldest-old: retest learning, age, and cognitive functioning.
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Output type: Journal article
Author list: Yang, Krampe, Baltes
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Publication year: 2006
Journal: Psychology and Aging (0882-7974)
Volume number: 21
Issue number: 2
Start page: 372
End page: 8
Number of pages: -363
ISSN: 0882-7974
eISSN: 1939-1498
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
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Abstract
To address the question of whether cognitive plasticity varies by age and level of cognitive functioning in the older population, the authors used a self-guided retest paradigm to assess the basic forms of plasticity of 34 young-olds (M=74.4 years, range=70-79) and 34 oldest-olds (M=84.0 years, range=80-91), with half in each age group screened for high or low (midrange) level of cognitive functioning. As a whole, members of the sample represent about the upper two thirds of their age cohorts. Results show persistent, though age-reduced, learning in all samples and across all tests. However, age is not differentially "kinder" to the more able with respect to the age-graded decline in learning.
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