AGE-DIFFERENCES IN TESTS OF INTELLIGENCE AND MEMORY IN HIGH AND LOW ABILITY SUBJECTS - A 2ND SAMPLE OF EMINENT ACADEMICS AND SCIENTISTS

被引：5

作者：

CHRISTENSEN, H

机构：

[1] NH and MRC Social Psychiatry Research Unit, The Australian National University, Canberra

来源：

PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES | 1994年 / 16卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1016/0191-8869(94)90235-6

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

High intelligence has been claimed to 'compensate for' or 'protect against' age-related changes in intelligence and memory. In the present study, elderly eminent academics and young PhD students were compared to elderly and young manual workers. The subjects were required to complete both experimental and standard tests of intelligence and memory. Age differences were reduced in high ability subjects on tests of geometric and verbal analogies but not on tests of 'ecologically valid' problem solving and memory. Significant reductions in memory and cognitive performance in an elite elderly sample were confirmed.

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页码：919 / 929

页数：11

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