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- Academic work
- Awards, honors, and distinctions
- Selected publications
- Notes
- References
{{Orphan|date=October 2017}}Klaus Riegel (November 6, 1925 in Berlin, Germany – July 3, 1977) was a German[1] psychologist. In his youth, he worked as a metal worker in a shipyard until he was granted admission to the University of Hamburg, Germany where he received an undergraduate degree in Psychology[2] in 1955, he earned his Master of Arts degree at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. In 1958, he earned his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Hamburg ; in his postdoctoral year, he participated in the University of Hamburg’s Psychologinguistics Program, the Institute of Gerontology, and the Center for Human Growth and Development.[3] In 1959, he joined the faculty at the University of Michigan’s Department Of Psychology. He contributed to numerous journals and presented at conferences that related to his successes in language and cognitive development and functions in the aging process.[2] Riegel died on July 3, 1977.[3] Academic work Riegel contributed to the growth of developmental psychology. He published and edited numerous journal articles on Psycholinguistics, the history and philosophy of the social sciences, and the development and assessment of intellectual functions of older adults.[3] In 1956, he started a cross-sectional and longitudinal study on the effect of aging on intelligence.[4] Riegels work from the cross-sectional study found the terminal drop, in which a decline in cognitive performance or behavior occurred in older adults five years prior to the death of the subjects.[4] He was the president of the Psychological and Social Sciences Section of the Gerontological Society of America, and served on the Executive Committee of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development.[3] Awards, honors, and distinctions In 1975, the Gerontological Society of America presented Riegel with the Robert W. Kleemeir Award, for presenting outstanding research in the field of Gerontology. Riegel was also elected as a Fellow in both the Gerontological Society and the American Psychological Association for his contributions to Gerontology.[3] Selected publications - Riegel, K. F. (1959). A study of verbal achievements of older persons. Journal of Gerontology, (14)453-456.
- Riegel, K. F., & Riegel, R. M. (1960). A study on changes of attitudes and interests during later years of life. Vita Humana, (3)177-206.
- Riegel, K. F., & Riegel, R. M. (1964). Changes in associative behavior during later years of life: A cross-sectional analysis. Vita Humana, 7(1), 1-32.
- Riegel, K. F., Riegel, R. M., & Wendt, D. (1962). Perception and set: A review of the literature and a study of the effects of instructions and verbal habits on word recognition thresholds of young and old subjects. Acta Psychologica, Amsterdam, 20(3), 224-251. doi:10.1016/0001-6918(62)90020-3
- Riegel, K. F., & Riegel, R. M. (1972). Development, drop, and death. Developmental Psychology, 6(2), 306-319. doi:10.1037/h0032104
Notes 1. ^Achenbaum, W. Andrew; Albert, Daniel M. (1995): Profiles in Gerontology: A Biographical Dictionary. Westport, Conn. p. 286.
2. ^1 Bentley Historical Library
3. ^1 2 3 4 (University of Michigan, 2011)
4. ^1 (Riegel & Riegel, 1972)
References - Bentley Historical Library. (n.d.). Biography. In Klaus F. Riegel Papers (University of Michigan) [Finding Aids Project]. Retrieved October 17, 2011, from University of Michigan Digital Library website: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhlead/umich-bhl-861063?byte=105947908;focusrgn=bioghist;subview=standard;view=reslist
- Editorial Board and Publisher of ‘Human Development’. (1977). In Memoriam Klaus F. Riegel. [Special Section]. Human Development, 20, 317-325. Retrieved from http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=ShowPDF&ArtikelNr=271566&Ausgabe=249486&ProduktNr=224249&filename=271566.pdf
- Riegel, K. F., & Riegel, R. M. (1972). Development, drop, and death. Developmental Psychology, 6(2), 306-319. doi:10.1037/h0032104.
- University of Michigan. (2011). Faculty History Project [Memoir]. Retrieved October 17, 2011, from Millennium Project website: http://um2017.org/faculty-history/faculty/klaus-freidrich-k-riegel/memoir
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