Age Group
Age Group
Age Related Declines
Age Related Differences
answering
Autobiographical Memory
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Category=JMR
Circadian Arousal
cognitive
Cognitive Aging
Cognitive Functioning
Cognitive Interviewing Techniques
effects
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Intergenerational Communication
memory
Memory Self-efficacy
NES Panel
Nonoptimal Times
order
Painful Self-disclosures
Postformal Operations
Question Order
Question Order Effects
Referential Communication Task
Respondent Age
respondents
response
Response Alternatives
Response Order Effects
Selfadministered Questionnaires
Social Class
survey
working
Working Memory
Working Memory Resources
younger
Younger Respondents
Product details
- ISBN 9780415763295
- Weight: 589g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 10 Nov 2014
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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First Published in 1998. This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of age-related changes in cognitive functioning and explores the implications of these changes for the self-report of attitudes and behaviors. The contributors are leading researchers in cognitive aging and survey methodology, and chapters are written to be accessible to non-specialists. The first part of the book provides an authoritative review of the current state of cognitive aging research, covering topics such as working memory, inhibition, autobiographical memory, metacognition, and attention. A second section examines the unique issues associated with aging, language comprehension and interpersonal communication, while the final section reviews researcher into age-related differences in survey responding.
Of particular interest is how age-related changes in cognitive and communicative functioning influence the question-answering process in research situations. Experimental research illustrates that older and younger respondents are differentially affected by question order, question wording and other features of questionnaire design. As a result, many age-related differences in reported attitudes and behaviors may reflect age-related differences in the response process rather than differences in respondents' actual attitudes or behaviors. Implications for research design and psychological theorizing are addressed, and practical solutions are offered. As such, the book will be of interest not only to those in the fields of cognitive aging and gerontology, but also to survey methodologists and researchers in public opinion, marketing, and related fields, who rely on respondents' answers to questions in their research.
Norbert Schwarz (Univ. of Michigan University of Georgia at Athens University), Professor of Psychology Denise Park, PhD (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) (Edited by) , Barbel Knauper (Edited by) , Seymour Sudman (University of Illinois Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
