The Journals of Gerontology Series B,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
79(9)
Published: June 18, 2024
Abstract
Objectives
How
does
creative
expression
change
across
the
life
span?
Although
creativity
is
generally
preserved
well
into
adulthood,
certain
cognitive
functions,
such
as
episodic
detail
and
ideational
fluency,
have
been
shown
to
decline
with
age.
The
present
study
employs
computational
linguistic
analyses
investigate
salient
features
of
writing
in
older
adults.
Methods
We
collected
short
stories
from
a
sample
50
adults
(age
65≤)
which
were
subsequently
rated
for
by
an
independent
set
participants.
Mixed-effects
linear
regression
models
used
describe
semantic
diversity
perceptual
details
predictors
creativity.
Semantic
reflects
extent
narrative
connects
divergent
ideas
closely
associated
Perceptual
details,
characterized
sensorial
descriptions,
previously
may
serve
transport
readers
alternative
times
places.
Additionally,
we
compare
these
measures
younger
Results
indicate
that
presence
significant
positive
(p
<
.05).
Moreover,
find
written
contain
fewer
compared
Discussion
These
results
advance
our
understanding
age-related
changes
highlight
potential
role
simulation
stories.
Creativity Research Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 8
Published: March 6, 2024
In
this
invited
paper,
I
briefly
review
my
past,
current,
and
future
lines
of
research.
The
associative
theory
creativity
argues
that
higher
creative
individuals
have
a
richer
semantic
memory
structure
facilitates
broader
search
processes,
leads
to
the
combination
remote
concepts
into
novel
appropriate
ideas.
Based
on
theory,
in
research
investigate
role
knowledge
–
or
high-level
cognition,
focusing
creativity,
thinking,
search,
typical
clinical
populations.
To
do
so,
apply
computational
tools
from
network
science,
natural
language
processing,
machine
learning,
coupled
with
empirical
cognitive
neural
Such
are
enabling
representation
operationalization
processes
operate
over
it.
This
is
critical
as
it
allows
us
start
quantifying
issues
for
very
long
time
were
studied
subjectively
remoteness
ideas,
flexible/richer
structure,
etc.
work
offering
unique,
quantitative,
ways
directly
study
classic
theories
propelling
forward
our
understanding
its
complexity.
Creativity Research Journal,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 14
Published: Jan. 2, 2025
Successful
problem-solving
and
enhanced
creative
ability
may
improve
physical
health,
cognitive
well-being,
overall
independence
of
older
adults.
In
general,
adults
who
are
more
creative,
be
better
able
to
cope
with
decline
navigate
everyday
tasks.
While
previous
research
on
performance
in
adulthood
showed
age-related
stability,
open
questions
remain
regarding
the
specific
underlying
basis
for
this
invariability
across
lifespan.
Mediation
analyses
that
intelligence
measures
served
as
mechanisms
stability
thinking
age.
The
broader
implications
these
findings
provide
insight
into
complex
relationships
supporting
preservation
creativity.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
121(47)
Published: Nov. 12, 2024
Nearly
five
billion
people
use
and
receive
news
through
social
media
there
is
widespread
concern
about
the
negative
consequences
of
misinformation
on
(e.g.,
election
interference,
vaccine
hesitancy).
Despite
a
burgeoning
body
research
misinformation,
it
remains
largely
unclear
who
susceptible
to
why.
To
address
this,
we
conducted
systematic
individual
participant
data
meta-analysis
covering
256,337
unique
choices
made
by
11,561
US-based
participants
across
31
experiments.
Our
reveals
impact
key
demographic
psychological
factors
online
veracity
judgments.
We
also
disentangle
ability
discern
between
true
false
(discrimination
ability)
from
response
bias,
that
is,
tendency
label
as
either
(true-news
bias)
or
(false-news
bias).
Across
all
studies,
were
well
above-chance
accurate
for
both
(68.51%)
(67.24%)
headlines.
find
older
age,
higher
analytical
thinking
skills,
identifying
Democrat
are
associated
with
discrimination
ability.
Additionally,
age
skills
false-news
bias
(caution).
In
contrast,
ideological
congruency
(alignment
participants’
ideology
news),
motivated
reflection
(higher
being
greater
effect),
self-reported
familiarity
true-news
(naïvety).
experiments
MTurk
show
than
those
Lucid.
Displaying
sources
alongside
headlines
improved
ability,
Republicans
benefiting
more
source
display.
results
provide
critical
insights
can
help
inform
design
targeted
interventions.
Geriatric Nursing,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
61, P. 596 - 604
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Not
much
is
known
about
how
one's
understanding
of
words
may
differ
with
age.
Here
we
explore
epistemic
adverbs
-
as
used
in
health
communication
to
indicate
degrees
uncertainty
and
risk
are
understood
by
older
younger
monolingual
speakers
Australian
English.
We
an
online
dissimilarity
rating
task
sentence
pairs
presented
first
second
doctor
opinions
which
differed
only
respect
the
embedded
(e.g.,
This
could
certainly
cause
some
cramps
vs.
possibly
cramps).
To
evaluate
possible
effect
age,
compared
ratings
English
monolinguals
(aged
≥55
(n
=
24)
aged
18-50
57),
respectively).
The
data
were
interpreted
using
classical
Multi-Dimensional
Scaling
(C-MDS)
analysis,
complemented
cultural
consensus
analysis
hierarchical
cluster
analysis.
Analyses
revealed
intragroup
for
each
speaker
group.
Both
groups
clustered
hearsay
(apparently,
presumably,
reportedly,
supposedly)
similarly,
showed
a
similar
probably,
reflected
unique
albeit
least
stable
cluster.
Interestingly,
their
high
confidence
likelihood.
While
they
all
likely
together,
also
included
certainly.
Our
differences
speakers,
suggesting
that,
between
generations,
there
subtle
changes
degree
certainty
associated
certainly).
When
consulting
patients,
practitioners
should
be
mindful
that
meaning
intend
when
not
shared
especially
age
gap
interlocutors.
Language and Cognition,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Abstract
Categorization
is
a
dynamic
cognitive
process
that
organizes
human
knowledge.
As
such,
categorization
processes
are
integral
of
the
linguistic
system
and
primarily
manifested
in
conceptual
categories
represented
semantic
memory.
Linguistic
theory
has
proposed
various
models
to
describe
nature
structure
categories.
This
paper
reviews
traditional
definitions
four
types
(natural
or
taxonomic,
ad
hoc,
radial
scripts)
from
complex
network
paradigm.
The
networks
have
been
constructed
fluency
task
(
Animals,
Objects
laid
on
table,
Games
Countryside
)
involving
680
native
Spanish
speakers.
Both
its
dynamics
analysed,
remarking
by
which
speakers
create
through
their
performance.
For
this
purpose,
mathematical
measures
were
employed,
new
more
precisely
distinguish
between
results
support
principles
description,
expanding
refining
properties
different
Furthermore,
they
highlight
importance
fine-grained
modularity
as
key
interpreting
differences
Nearly
five
billion
people
use
and
receive
news
through
social
media
there
is
widespread
concern
about
the
negative
consequences
of
misinformation
on
(e.g.,
election
interference,
vaccine
hesitancy).
Despite
a
burgeoning
body
research
misinformation,
it
remains
largely
unclear
who
susceptible
to
why.
To
address
this,
we
conducted
systematic
individual
participant
data
meta-analysis
covering
256,337
unique
choices
made
by
11,561
US-based
participants
across
31
experiments.
Our
reveals
impact
key
demographic
psychological
factors
online
veracity
judgments.
We
also
disentangle
ability
discern
between
true
false
(discrimination
ability)
from
response
bias,
that
is,
tendency
label
as
either
(true-news
bias)
or
(false-news
bias).
Across
all
studies,
were
well
above-chance
accurate
for
both
(68.51%)
(67.24%)
headlines.
find
older
age,
higher
analytical
thinking
skills,
identifying
Democrat
are
associated
with
discrimination
ability.
Additionally,
age
skills
false-news
bias
(caution).
In
contrast,
ideological
congruency
(alignment
participants’
ideology
news),
motivated
reflection
(higher
being
greater
effect),
self-reported
familiarity
true-news
(naïvety).
experiments
MTurk
show
than
those
Lucid.
Displaying
sources
alongside
headlines
improved
ability,
Republicans
benefiting
more
source
display.
results
provide
critical
insights
can
help
inform
design
targeted
interventions.
