Multiple Pathways of Cognitive Aging

Multiple Pathways of Cognitive Aging explores adaptive functioning in later life. It considers both the factors underlying individual differences in late-life cognitive change, as well as the nature of the compensatory mechanisms developed by most successful and active middle-aged and older adults

Grzegorz Sedek is Professor of Psychology and Head of the Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Cognitive Studies (ICACS) at SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw, Poland. He has published research on such topics as cognitive aging, subclinical depression, and learned helplessness.
Thomas M. Hess is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology at North Carolina State University and recipient of the APA Baltes Distinguished Research Achievement Award.. He has published extensively on cognitive and social cognitive functioning in adulthood.
Dayna R. Touron is Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is Associate Editor of Experimental Aging Research and on the editorial boards of Psychology and Aging and Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied.

Section I: Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction and Major Themes
Thomas M. Hess, Grzegorz Sedek, and Dayna R. Touron
Section II: Motivational Influences on Cognition in Older Adults
Chapter 2: Subjective Perceptions of Cognitive Costs: Determinants and Impact on Motivation and Engagement
Thomas M. Hess
Chapter 3: Motivated Memory for What Matters Most: How Older Adults (Selectively) Focus on Important Information and Events Using Schematic Support, Metacognition, and Meaningful Goals
Mary C. Whatley, Dillon H. Murphy, Katie M. Silaj, and Alan D. Castel
Chapter 4: Motivational Processes in Emotional Aging
Hannah Wolfe and Derek Isaacowitz
Chapter 5: The Positivity Effect: A Review of Theories and Recent Findings
Sarah J. Barber and Hyunji Kim
Chapter 6: Stereotyping and Effort Mobilization in Older Age: The Role of Self-Involvement
Gabriela Czarnek, Malgorzata Kossowska, and Michael Richter
Chapter 7: Motivational Reserve: The Role of Motivational Processes in Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease
Simon Forstmeier, Myriam Verena Thoma, and Andreas Maercker
Section III: Contextual Influences on Cognition and Compensatory Mechanisms in Aging
Chapter 8: Social and Cultural Influences on Cognitive Aging
Angela Gutchess, Nicole M. Rosa, and Danielle B. Schwartz
Chapter 9: Why Do Some Older Adults Avoid Memory Retrieval When Acquiring a New Skill?
Christopher Hertzog and Dayna R. Touron
Chapter 10: Age Differences in Complex Decision Making and Judgment: The Role of Motivational Factors and Individual Differences
Klara Rydzewska, Maciej Koscielniak, Bettina von Helversen, and Grzegorz Sedek
Chapter 11: Motivation and the Social Context of Aging and Decision Making
JoNell Strough and Kelly Smith
Chapter 12: Controlling the Wandering Mind: Spontaneous Thought Content Suggests Compensation for Cognitive Decline
Dayna Touron
Chapter 13: The Potential for Socially Integrated and Engaged Lifestyles to Support Cognitive Health With Aging: Precursors and Pathways
Elizabeth A. L. Stine-Morrow, Ted W. Worm, Aron K. Barbey, and Daniel G. Morrow
Section IV: Maintenance of Cognitive Abilities and Modern Forms of Intervention
Chapter 14: There Is Nothing Wrong with Cognitive Aging, and Here Is What to Do About It
Paul Verhaeghen
Chapter 15: Cognitive Plasticity Induced in Older Adults by Cognitive Training, Physical Exercise and Combined Interventions
Soledad Ballesteros
Chapter 16: Adapting Algorithms on the Web to Deal With Cognitive Aging
Radoslaw Nielek, Justyna Pawlowska, Klara Rydzewska, and Adam Wierzbicki