Cognition and Older Adults

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Identify key aspects of the psychometric model of cognition and how intelligence develops and declines
• Define the different forms of dementia
• Identify the different complexities of dementia
• Identify the similarities and differences between processing, learning, and memory
• Identify how cognition changes as people age

Students, aspiring professionals, Interns, executives etc.

Basic English and computer literacy required

Contributes to Professional and technical skill development in this area

IACET endorsed printable certificate on scoring 80% pass

Cognition refers to the mental processes that allow us to perceive, recall, reason, make decisions, solve problems, and make sense of the world around us. Gerontologists have focused on studying cognitive processes among older adults during the past few decades. This course will examine the fruit of this research and how cognition, intelligence, and memory change as we age.

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