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Developmental Psychology - To what extent is decline in cognitive functioning a product of ageing?
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Developmental Psychology To what extent is decline in cognitive functioning a product of ageing? The scientific study of old age is also known as gerontology. For many years old age was viewed exclusively in terms of loss, it was believed that as people age, their cognitive processes gradually start to decline. There are different cognitive processes, these include paying attention to particular stimuli, recalling previous experiences from memory and solving problems. The information-processing perspective on ageing reflects an understanding of human cognition that uses the operation of computers as an analogy to the way the mind works. Two aspects of information processing are related to age. The first is the slowing in response time, this is the time it takes for new information to be processed and the second is research that deals with the various changes in memory, namely, learning, storage and retrieval of information. The most widespread change in the information...
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