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Author Rogers, Wendy A

Title Aging and Skilled Performance : Advances in Theory and Applications
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (293 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Practical Relevance and Age-Related Research: Can Theory Advance Without Application?; 2 State Models of Paired Associate Learning: The General Acquisition, Decrement, and Training Hypotheses; 3 The Use of Signal Detection Theory in Research on Age-Related Differences in Movement Control; 4 Control Theoretic Approaches to Age-Related Differences in Skilled Performance; 5 Aging and Dual-Task Performance; 6 Aging and Memory: Implications for Skilled Performance
7 Intelligence as Process and Knowledge: An Integration for Adult Development and Application8 The Effects of Display Layout on Keeping Track of Visual-Spatial Information; 9 Assessing Age-Related Differences in the Long-Term Retention of Skills; 10 Aging and the Acquisition of Computer Skills; 11 Cognitive Theory and Word Processing Training: When Prediction Fails; 12 Instructional Design for Older Computer Users: The Influence of Cognitive Factors; Author Index; Subject Index
Summary The term ""skill"" encompasses an array of topics and issues. For example, individuals are skilled in a variety of domains such as chess, typing, air traffic control, or knitting; researchers study skill in a variety of ways, including speed of acquisition, accuracy of performance, and retention over time; and there are a variety of approaches to the study of skill such as computer modeling or experimental analysis. Contributing to the understanding of whether, how, when, and why skills may decline as a function of age is the goal of this volume. This book is based on the Aging and S
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Form Electronic book
Author Fisk, Arthur D
Walker, Neff
ISBN 9781317779452
1317779452