Interactions Among Aptitudes, Strategies, and Knowledge in Cognitive Performance (Research in Criminology)

This book deals with ways describing and explaining developmental changes in cognitive performance. The volume documents the enormous progress in research on interactions among aptitudes, strategies, and knowledge in cognitive performance conducted during the past few years. Highly regarded experts discuss conceptual and methodological issues and provide models of how these interactions occur within a wide range of psychological domains. Contributors critically summarize exemplary studies from a variety of areas including memory, referential communication, thinking, reasoning, and problem solving. Discussion ranges from early cognitive development to exceptional cognitive performance.