New York University Memory and Social Cognition Discussion
Memory
Describe normative age-related differences in working memory. What are the implications for daily functioning?
Do negative stereotypes about aging have any impact on older adults’ memory performance?
Intelligence
Do people’s ideas of what intelligence is vary across the life span? In other words, do people conceptualize intelligence differently at different ages?
What are normative age-related changes in fluid and crystallized intelligence?
Social Cognition
Are negative views of aging assimilated into adults’ views of themselves?
Do personal goals change across the life span? Provide an example to support your argument.
