HDFS 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Cognitive Training, Semantic Memory, Episodic Memory
14 Nov 2018
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Influenced by earlier cognitive ability, ses & educational status. Childhood intelligence scores predict cognitive ability of 80 y. o. Ses & education level predict cognitive ability after age 70. Adults, those whose childhood intelligence scores were lower were more likely to have cognitive declines. Seattle longitudinal study: use it or lose it. Cognitive performance can be improved with use, with cognitive training, & social support. Cognitive deterioration may be related to disuse. Effectiveness remains stable until late adulthood, then declines: Whether the problem is interpersonal or instrumental. Procedural memory: motor skills (riding a bike) and habits (taking a certain street home) Semantic memory: meanings, facts & concepts accumulated over a lifetime (vocabulary and knowledge of language) [less personal] Keeping the mind plastic with training helps improve cognitive performance. Mnemonics - techniques to help people remember. How their personality has changed/hasn"t changed overtime. Breadth and depth of knowledge of life.
