Effects of cognitive training and testing on intellectual efficacy beliefs in elderly adults

Elderly adults (N = 116; average age = 73 years) were randomly assigned to one of four treatment groups varying in the amount of training and testing on fluid intelligence tests. They were compared before and after treatment on self-efficacy and utility beliefs for intelligence tests and everyday competence. Although both ability training and extended retest practice resulted in significant gains in objective test performance (Baltes, Kliegl, & Dittmann-Kohli, 1988), only ability training resulted in positive changes in self-efficacy. However, these changes were restricted to testrelated self-efficacy. Training had no impact on perceived utility or on everyday self-efficacy beliefs. Implications of the results are discussed with regard to interventions to increase intellectual self-efficacy in elderly persons.

Metadaten
Verfasserangaben:	Freya Dittmann-Kohli, Margie E. Lachmann, Reinhold Kliegl ORCiD GND, Paul B. Baltes
URN:	urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-40351
Schriftenreihe (Bandnummer):	Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe (paper 157)
Publikationstyp:	Postprint
Sprache:	Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr:	1991
Veröffentlichende Institution:	Universität Potsdam
Datum der Freischaltung:	05.01.2010
Quelle:	Journal of Gerontology 46 (1991) 4, S. 162-164, ISSN 0022-1422, DOI 10.1093/geronj/46.4.P162
Organisationseinheiten:	Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Strukturbereich Kognitionswissenschaften / Department Psychologie
DDC-Klassifikation:	1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie
Name der Einrichtung zum Zeitpunkt der Publikation:	Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Psychologie
Lizenz (Deutsch):	Keine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz
Externe Anmerkung:	The original publication is available at http://geronj.oxfordjournals.org/: Journal of Gerontology. - 46 (1991) Issue 4, p. 162-164 ISSN 0022-1422 DOI 10.1093/geronj/46.4.P162