Abstract
Categorization is a fundamental cognitive skill that enables us to meaningfully store and process semantic knowledge, allowing us to connect with the world around us with ease and efficiency. This chapter focuses on categorization ability in later ages. We briefly examine literature on categorization ability and aging, drawing from studies involving normally aging individuals and individuals with dementia. We then consider the interrelationship between categorization and cognitive control. We review empirical evidence that suggests the role of cognitive control in categorization and discuss two studies that examined the effects of levels of taxonomic categorization on cognitive control.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Handbook of Categorization in Cognitive Science |
| Editors | Henri Cohen, Claire Lefebvre |
| Publisher | Elsevier Science |
| Pages | 673-686 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Edition | 2 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780081011072 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2017 |
Keywords
- Aging
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Categorization
- Cognitive control
- Dementia
- EEG
- Mild cognitive impairment
- Semantic memory
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology