Aging affects attunement in perceiving length by dynamic touch.
Atten Percept Psychophys
; 73(4): 1216-26, 2011 May.
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| ID: mdl-21287316
Earlier studies have revealed age-dependent differences in perception by dynamic touch. In the present study, we examined whether the capacity to learn deteriorates with aging. Adopting an ecological approach to learning, the authors examined the process of attunement--that is, the changes in what informational variable is exploited. Young and elderly adults were trained to perceive the lengths of unseen, handheld rods. It was found that the capacity to attune declines with aging: Contrary to the young adults, the elderly proved unsuccessful in learning to detect the specifying informational variables. The fact that aging affects the capacity to attune sets a new line of research in the study of perception and perceptual-motor skills of elderly. The authors discuss the implications of their findings for the ongoing discussions on the ecological approach to learning.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Propiocepción
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Atención
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Estereognosis
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Tacto
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Percepción del Tamaño
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Envejecimiento
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Cinestesia
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Atten Percept Psychophys
Asunto de la revista:
PSICOFISIOLOGIA
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PSICOLOGIA
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Países Bajos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos