PSYC 357 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Problem Solving, Speech Perception, Memory Span

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 357
• Professor: Wendy Thornton

Document Summary

Older adults read slower compared to younger adults. In written language: older adults may experience deficits in retrieval that can lead to spelling errors. Older adults retain their knowledge of grammatical rules, declines in working memory can cause older adults to lose track of what they mean to say while they"re saying it: affects complexity of grammatical structures. Older adults use the right hemisphere when processing speech, a reversal of the left hemispheric dominance seen in more younger adults. Able to get the gist of the story. Older adults reminisce is with others about experiences from the past. Reminiscing serves the function of solidifying relationships and building shared identities with others from their generation. Elderspeak speech pattern directed at older adults similar to the way people talk to babies. Involves simplifying your speech as much as you would talk to a child. Leaving out complex words or talking in a patronizing or condescending tone of voice.