We examined everyday problem solving in adulthood and compared it with traditional
measures of cognitive abilities. In the first phase of the research, we describe the …

This study investigated individual differences in older adults' everyday problem-solving
performance using 3 instruments. Past research, typically using only single measures, has …

Publisher Summary This chapter reviews evidence for each of the three questions guiding
the study of everyday problem solving and decision making. With regard to age differences …

Eighty-four adults between the ages of 20 and 79 were presented with two types of problem-
solving tasks. One was a task that is typically used in problem-solving research and the …

Ninety-six individuals between the ages of 20 and 80 were presented with two types of
problem-solving tasks. One was a traditional laboratory problem-solving task; the other was …

Mental abilities first increase and then decrease with age, though experience may
compensate at the upper intellectual levels. Intellectual decline varies inversely with …

Previous research indicates that young and middle-aged adults perform better than other
age groups on problems similar to those they might encounter in their everyday lives …

In recent years there has been increasing interest in the study of naturalistic, everyday
problem-solving behavior in adulthood. There are many questions that could be addressed …

The purpose of this chapter is to update the literature on adult intellectual devel-opment and
to chart the directions of research that have become apparent since the last edition of this …

Older adults' ability to solve practical problems in 3 domains of daily living was assessed
using a new measure of everyday problem solving, the Observed Tasks of Daily Living …