TheYearinCognitiveNeuroscience(AnnalsoftheNewYorkAcademyofSciences)

TheFifthEditionofAdultDevelopmentandAging:BiopsychosocialPerspectivescontinuestoprovidepsychologistswithafreshandengagingapproachtothefieldofpsychologyofadultdevelopmentandaging.Thetext'smainthemes,explainedinChapter1,areconsistentlyappliedthroughoutthetextwithspecificexamples,includingmaintainingafocusonidentity.Thisapproachhelpsreadersdevelopadeeperandmoreconceptualappreciationofthematerial.Recentarticlesandupdatestotheinformationondemography,economics,andpublicpolicyarepresented,andupdateshavebeenmadetothestatisticsondemographic,health,andmortality.An"AppliedGerontology"featureshowshoweachtopiccanbeusedineverydaylife,andsectionsonintelligenceandpersonalityassessmenthavebeenupdatedtoincludethemostrecentrevisionsoftheWAIS,MMPI,andcomputerizedassessmenttools.Psychologistsappreciatethismixofexamplesanddiscussionsthatmakethematerialcometolife.