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Knowledge is an important component of cognitive functioning and its role is becoming increasingly acknowledged in theoretical work on cognition and intelligence. Because knowledge stores are maintained and sometimes continue to grow with age, researchers have questioned whether knowledge plays an increasingly important role in late life. However, some data suggest that the acquisition and application of knowledge may require some effort, making it unclear how knowledge provides support. In the Adult Development Lab, we explore the ways in which knowledge impacts how individuals use prior information to learn and solve problems and whether there are changes in these cognitive processes across the adult lifespan.
Lisa M. Soederberg Miller, Ph.D., the Director of the Adult Development Lab, is an Associate Professor at the Department of Human and Community Development. Tanja Dotson is the Adult Development Lab Manager. We receive funding from the National Institutes of Health.