Education

Ph.D. (1979) Psychology, Adult Development & Aging University of Southern California

Research Interests

I study individual differences in adult cognitive development. I am interested in age-related declines in basic mechanisms of cognition, memory, and information processing, especially in terms of understanding ‘successful cognitive aging.’ That is, characterizing who declines and who does not, and evaluating possible explanations for the differences. A major focus of my research program is in metacognition and strategic self-regulation –evaluating how people monitor and adapt their behavior in tasks to improve their performance. I have also studied how personality, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors influence cognitive task performance, and how older adults maintain effective functioning even when challenged by age-related changes.

Selected Publications

• Chen, X., Hertzog, C., & Park, D. C. (2017). Cognitive predictors of everyday problem solving across the lifespan. Gerontology, 63, 372-384. doi:10.1159/000459622
•  Hertzog, C., Lövdén, L., Lindenberger, U., & Schmiedek, F. (2017). Age differences in coupling of intraindividual variability in mnemonic strategies and practice-related associative recall improvements. Psychology and Aging, 32, 557-571. doi: 10.1037/pag0000177
•  Hertzog, C., Smith, R. M., & Ariel, R. P. (2018). Type I versus Type II reasoning in older adults. Experimental Aging Research, 44, 18-34. doi: 10.1080/0361073X.2017.1398508
• Hertzog, C.(2016-06-01). Aging and Metacognitive Control. In The Oxford Handbook of Metamemory. : Oxford University Press.   In J. Dunlosky & S. K. Tauber (Eds)
• Ariel R, Price J, Hertzog C. Age-related Associative Memory Deficits in Value-based Remembering: The Contribution of Agenda-based Regulation and Strategy Use. Psychology and Aging. 2015;30(4):795-808. doi:10.1037/a0039818.
• Bailey, H. R., Dunlosky, J., & Hertzog, C.  (2014). Does strategy training reduce age deficits in working memory?  Gerontology, 60, 346-356. doi: 10.1159/000356699
• Hertzog, C., Fulton, E. K., Sinclair, S. M., & Dunlosky, J. (2014).  Recalled aspects of original encoding strategies influence episodic feeling of knowing.  Memory & Cognition, 42, 126-140. doi: 10.3758/s13421-013-0348-z