Generalized slowing in Brinley plots.
The logic of generalized slowing theories is explored. Existing theories are reviewed briefly and put in a common format. The format is readily generalized to define a class of one-dimensional aging theories, a tiny subset of all possible aging theories. A corresponding class of compatible data is demonstrated, in terms of allowable configurations of a Brinley plot. Nonconforming configurations have the force of disconfirming the entire class of aging theories. Information processing theories can be cast in a similar format. It is shown that, for a slowing theory to be indisputably general, it must be associated with a multidimensional information processing theory.
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Veterans Administration Outpatient Clinic, Boston.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011582:Psychological Theory; D013997:Time Factors