Section 1: Foundations. Introduction to the study of cognitive change in adulthood / Thomas M. Hess, Fredda Blanchard-Fields
Theoretical issues in cognition and aging / Roger A. Dixon, Christopher Hertzog
Methodological issues in research on cognition and aging / Christopher Hertzog, Roger A. Dixon
Vision, audition, and aging research.
Section 2: Information processing and memory. Active selection and inhibition in the aging of attention / Dana J. Plude, Lisa K. Schwartz and Lisa J. Murphy
Memory changes in normal aging / Anderson D. Smith, Julie L. Earles
The Aging of implicit and explicit memory / Darlene V. Howard
Language and discourse processing through adulthood / Elizabeth A.L. Stine, Lisa M. Doederberg and Daniel G. Morrow.
Section 3: Intelligence. Psychometric intelligence and aging / K. Warner Schaie, Sherry Willis
Practical intelligence and problem solving: searching for perspectives / Cynthia A. Berg, Paul A. Klaczynski
The Developmental approach: postformal thought as adaptive intelligence / Jan Sinnott.
Section 4: Cognition in context. Memory in context / Thomas M. Hess, Sharon M. Pullen
Age-related differences in skilled performance and skill acquisition / Elizabeth A. Bosman, Neil Charness
Social cognitive development in adulthood and aging / Fredda Blanchard-Fields
Memory self-efficacy as a moderator of memory change / John C. Cavanaugh.
