Handbook of the Psychology of Aging

Content: 
Contributors, Pages xi-xiii
Foreword, Pages xv-xvi, James E. Birren
Preface, Pages xvii-xviii, James E. Birren, K. Warner Schaie
About the Editors, Pages xix-xxi
One - Theoretical Issues in the Psychology of Aging, Pages 3-13, Timothy A. Salthouse
Two - Design and Analysis of Longitudinal Studies on Aging, Pages 15-37, Scott M. Hofer, Martin J. Sliwinski
Three - Behavior Genetics and Aging, Pages 41-55, George P. Vogler
Four - Contributions of Cognitive Neuroscience to the Understanding of Behavior and Aging, Pages 57-83, Arthur F. Kramer, Monica Fabiani, Stanley J. Colcombe
Five - Health, Behavior, and Optimal Aging: A Life Span Developmental Perspective, Pages 85-104, Carolyn M. Aldwin, Avron Spiro III, Crystal L. Park
Six - Environmental Gerontology: Progress in the Post-Lawton Era, Pages 105-125, Rick J. Scheidt, Paul G. Windley
Seven - Vision and Aging, Pages 129-161, Frank Schieber
Eight - Aging, Complexity, and Motor Performance, Pages 163-182, Karl M. Newell, David E. Vaillancourt, Jacob J. Sosnoff
Nine - Changing Role of the Speed of Processing Construct in the Cognitive Psychology of Human Aging, Pages 183-207, Alan Hartley
Ten - Memory Aging, Pages 209-232, William J. Hoyer, Paul Verhaeghen
Eleven - Applied Learning and Aging: A Closer Look at Reading, Pages 233-260, Bonnie J.F. Meyer, Carlee K. Pollard
Twelve - Language Comprehension and Production in Normal Aging, Pages 261-287, Robert Thornton, Leah L. Light
Thirteen - Selection, Optimization, and Compensation as Developmental Mechanisms of Adaptive Resource Allocation: Review and Preview, Pages 289-313, Michaela Riediger, Shu-Chen Li, Ulman Lindenberger
Fourteen - Everyday Problem Solving and Decision Making, Pages 315-342, Michael Marsiske, Jennifer A. Margrett
Fifteen - Aging and the Intersection of Cognition, Motivation, and Emotion, Pages 343-362, Laura L. Carstensen, Joseph A. Mikels, Mara Mather
Sixteen - Personality and Aging, Pages 363-377, Daniel K. Mroczek, Avron Spiro III, Paul W. Griffin
Seventeen - Attitudes toward Aging and Their Effects on Behavior, Pages 379-406, Thomas M. Hess
Eighteen - Improving the Mental Health of Older Adults, Pages 407-424, Bob G. Knight, Brian Kaskie, Gia Robinson Shurgot, Jennifer Dave
Nineteen - Adaptive Technology, Pages 425-441, Charles T. Scialfa, Geoff R. Fernie
Twenty - Wisdom and Aging, Pages 445-476, Gerard M. Brugman
Twenty-One - Autobiographical Memory and the Narrative Self over the Life Span, Pages 477-498, James E. Birren, Johannes J.F. Schroots
Twenty-Two - Religion and Health in Late Life, Pages 499-518, Neal Krause
Author index, Pages 519-553
Subject index, Pages 555-564