Can an old dog learn (and want to experience) new tricks? Cognitive training increases openness to experience in older adults

Joshua J. Jackson; Patrick L. Hill; Brennan R. Payne; Brent W. Roberts; Elizabeth A.L. Stine-Morrow

doi:10.1037/a0025918

Can an old dog learn (and want to experience) new tricks? Cognitive training increases openness to experience in older adults

Joshua J. Jackson, Patrick L. Hill, Brennan R. Payne, Brent W. Roberts, Elizabeth A.L. Stine-Morrow

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The present study investigated whether an intervention aimed to increase cognitive ability in older adults also changes the personality trait of openness to experience. Older adults completed a 16-week program in inductive reasoning training supplemented by weekly crossword and Sudoku puzzles. Changes in openness to experience were modeled across four assessments over 30 weeks using latent growth curve models. Results indicate that participants in the intervention condition increased in the trait of openness compared with a waitlist control group. The study is one of the first to demonstrate that personality traits can change through nonpsychopharmocological interventions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	286-292
Number of pages	7
Journal	Psychology and aging
Volume	27
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/a0025918
State	Published - 2012

Keywords

Inductive reasoning
Openness to experience
Personality
Personality development
Training intervention

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Aging
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Social Psychology

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