The following is an analysis of an interview with an older adult male golfer who is still actively playing golf.
Cognitive functioning
Did the older gentleman show any signs of impaired cognitive functioning? Cognitive decline is a weakening in the thinking process of our brain (Park and Schwartz 1999). As people age they have problems with new learning and also with the speed of processing new information, and understanding and using language. There are many factors that affect functioning of the brain, including physiological and environmental factors (Park and Schwartz 1999).
The gentleman was able to process the new information presented to ...