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Do the many processes or aspects of cognition “age” alike or differently? How similar is cognitive aging within or across age cohorts? Do reading skills decline inevitably with advancing age? Is there less evidence for age-related decrements in memory for such ecologically relevant materials as prose passages than for lists of words or nonsense syllables? What are the conditions under which adults might develop or maintain highly skilled levels of reading and memory for prose performance? Given that reading and memory skills are complex and multi determined, is it possible to suffer age-related decline in one or more components and still maintain successful performance levels into old age?
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Dixon, R.A., Bäckman, L. (1993). Reading and Memory for Prose in Adulthood: Issues of Expertise and Compensation. In: Yussen, S.R., Smith, M.C. (eds) Reading Across the Life Span. Recent Research in Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4376-2_9
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