Ageing and perceptual problem-solving: A response analysis approach |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, 300 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487, USA;2. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA;3. New College, University of Alabama, 503 6th Ave, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35487, USA;1. Universidad de Sancti Spíritus “José Martí Pérez” (UNISS), Centro de Estudios de Energía y Procesos Industriales (CEEPI), Avenida de los Mártires 360, CP 60100 Sancti Spíritus, Cuba;2. Universidad Tecnológica de La Habana “José Antonio Echeverría” (Cujae), Centro de Estudios de Ingeniería de Procesos (CIPRO), Calle 114 No. 11901 e/ Rotonda y Ciclovía, Marianao, CP 19390 La Habana, Cuba;1. Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;2. Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;1. Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Salud Pública, Prevención y Promoción de la Salud, Área de Gestión Sanitaria Sur de Sevilla, Hospital de Valme, Sevilla, Spain;2. Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Leganés, Madrid, Spain;3. Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Salud Mental, Área de Gestión Sanitaria Sur de Sevilla, Hospital de Valme, Sevilla, Spain;4. Centro de Salud Pino Montano A, Distrito Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain;1. University of Michigan Department of Radiation Oncology, Ann Arbor, Michigan;2. University of Michigan Department of Hematology/Oncology, Ann Arbor, Michigan;3. Johns Hopkins James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute, Baltimore, Maryland;4. University of Michigan Department of Urology, Ann Arbor, Michigan;5. Eastern Michigan University Physician Assistant Program, Ypsilanti, Michigan;6. Cedars Sinai Department of Radiation Oncology, Los Angeles, California;7. Radiology Associates of Appleton, Appleton, Wisconsin |
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| Abstract: | This study investigates the nature of age-related changes in performance on a perceptual maze test. A clear linear decline in overall level of performance was found in a cross-sectional study of 20- to 70-yr-old Ss. While some of this decline is due to slowing with age, a detailed analysis of specific components of Ss' response pathways also revealed certain qualitative changes. Although there was no significant evidence of reduced look-ahead or planning in the elderly, there was a clear increase in the proportion of straight-line responses and errors. In contrast to the performance of low-scoring younger Ss, the lower scores of older Ss are not due to their making more errors of all types since they show very selective changes in their response strategies on this task. |
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