Normal cognitive ageing - Speed of processing

Question 1

speed of processing

Answer 1

Most central change with ageing, also decreases accuracy (speed-accuracy trade off), explains 62-93% of var in complex cognitive tasks

Larger effect on’
- Mental rotation
- Feature visual search
- Conjuction visual search
( = Visuospatial tasks, mostly high level)

Smaller effect on;
- Language tasks
- Counting and tapping speed
- Tasks without decision component

Question 2

Language

Answer 2

Overall effects modest, deriving meaning from text is hardly affected and vocabulary is better than younger adults (testen w NART)

Clear effect;
- word production (retrieving from lexicon)
- Comprehension and reading slower

Question 3

Social cognition

Answer 3

Emotion recognition and ToM slightly reduced, but used participants of 50+. Also not a lot of studies on this