Download or read book Everyday Cognition in Adulthood and Late Life written by Leonard W. Poon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1989-11-24 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a firm theoretical grounding for the increasing movement of cognitive psychologists, neuropsychologists and their students beyond the laboratory, in an attempt to understand human cognitive abilities as they are manifested in natural contexts. The pros and cons of the laboratory and the real world--the problems of generalizability versus rigor--are thoroughly analyzed, and practical escapes from what has become a false dichotomy are suggested. The authors present relevant data that open up new directions for those studying cognitive aging. Finally, they consider the applications of the new knowledge for clinicians and educators.