PSY 402 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Problem Solving
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Their writing also becomes simpler, in both the expression of ideas and the use of grammatical complexity. Declines in working memory can cause older adults to lose track of what they mean to say while they are saying it. Positive side their greater experiences with language gives older adults the potential to compensate for other cognitive changes that affect their ability to produce and understand speech. Most older adults retain the ability to understand individual words. They can grasp and remember the descriptions provided in language relating to the thoughts and actions of a character in a story. Older adults are also able to use strategies effectively to maximize their comprehension of written text. Older adults activate the right hemisphere of the brain when processing speech, a reversal of the left hemispheric dominance seen in most younger adults. Experience is another way that older adults compensate for changes in memory and speed.
