TY  - GEN
A1  - Baltes, Paul B.
A1  - Kliegl, Reinhold
A1  - Dittmann-Kohli, Freya
T1  - On the locus of training gains in research on the plasticity of fluid intelligence in old age
N2  - Cognitive training research has shown that many older adults have a substantial reserve capacity in fluid intelligence. Little is known, however, about the locus of plasticity. Two studies were conducted to examine whether training gains in fluid abilities are critically dependent on experimenter-guided training and/or whether older adults can achieve similar improvements by themselves on the basis of cognitive skills already available in their repertoire. Several comparisons were made: (a) between test performances after trainer-guided training in ability-specific cognitive skills and after self-guided retest practice (without feedback), (b) between performances under speeded and power conditions of assessment, (c) between performances on easy and difficult items, and (d) between the relative numbers of correct and wrong answers. Results suggest that a large share of the training improvement shown by the elderly can plausibly be explained as the result of the activation and practice of cognitive skills already available in their repertoire. The results also have implications for educational practice, pointing to the appropriateness of strategies of self-directed learning for many elderly adults.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - paper 151 
Y1  - 2009
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/3850
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-40288
ER  -