Developmental Influences on Adult Intelligence

K. Warner Schaie is the Evan Pugh Professor of Human Development and Psychology at the Pennsylvania State University. He also holds an appointment as Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry and behavioral Science at the University of Washington. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Washington, an honorary D. Phil from the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, and an honorary Sci D. from West Virginia University. He has authored or edited more than 250 articles and chapters on the psychology of aging, and 42 books, including the textbook, Adult Development and Aging (with S.L. Willis), and the Handbook of Psychology of Aging (with J.E. Birren), both now in their fifth editions.

1. Introduction and preview; 2. Methodological Issues; 3. The Database; 4. Cross-sectional studies; 5. Longitudinal studies; 6. Studies of cohort and period differences; 7. Intervention studies; 8. Methodological studies; 9. The relationship between cognitive styles and intellectual functioning; 10. Health and maintenance of intellectual functioning; 11. Life style variables that affect intellectual functioning; 12. The sequential study of personality traits and attitudes; 13. Influences of personality on cognition; 14. Family studies of intellectual abilities in adulthood; 15. Subjective perceptions of cognitive change; 16. Influences of family environment on cognition; 17. The role of longitudinal studies in the early detection of dementia; 18. Summary and conclusions; Appendix