How Aging Affects Human Learning Ability?

Our ability to learn new knowledge and skills changes as we age. A wide range of cognitive processes are involved in the successful acquisition of knowledge and skills. This paper examined the effect of aging on various cognitive processes involved in learning and categorized cognitive processes into three groups: (1) cognitive processes that decline with age, (2) processes that more or less maintain its level of performance throughout the lifespan, and (3) processes that improve or manifest qualitative change with age. Lastly, sources of individual differences in the aging processes were discussed.

keywords: 노화, 학습, 인지 과정, 연령 효과, aging, learning, cognitive processes, age effect., aging, learning, cognitive processes, age effect.

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Vol.16 No.4

How Aging Affects Human Learning Ability?

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The Korean Journal of Cognitive and Biological Psychology