Aging Flashcards
age identity
how old or young people feel to their chronological age
auto biographical narratives
a qualitative research method used to understand the characteristics and life themes of individual considers being uniquely distinguished him or herself from others
average life expectancy
mean number of years of yrs that 50% of people specific birth cohort are expected to survive
cohort
group of people typically born in the same year of a historical period, who share common experiences over time, sometimes called a generation
convoy model of social relations
The theory proposes that the frequency, types, and reciprocity of social exchanges change with age. These social exchanges impact the health and well-being of the givers and receivers in the convoy
cross-sectional studies
a research method that provides info about an age group differences; age differences are confounded with cohort differences and effects related to history and time of study
crystallized intelligence
type of intellectual ability that relies on the application of knowledge, experience and learning info
fluid intelligence
type of intelligence that relies on the ability to use info processing resources to reason logically and solve novel problems
global subjective well-being
individuals perceptions of and satisfaction with their lives as a whole
hedonic well-being
competent well-being that refers to emotional experiences often including measures of positive and negative affect
heterogeneity
inter-individual and subgroup differences in level and rate of change over time
inhibitory functioning
ability to focus on subset info while suppressing attention to less relevant info
life course theories
theory of development that highlights the effects of social expectations of age related events and social roles.
life span theories
theory of development that emphasizes the patterning of lifelong within-and in-between-person differences in the shape, level, and rate of change
longitudinal studies
a research method that collects info from individuals at multiple points over time allowing researchers to track cohort differences in age-related change to determine cumulative effects of different life experiences
