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Kail, Robert
Distinguished Professor, Developmental Area

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703 Third Street
PSYC, room 1248
West Lafayette
IN 47907 USA

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Telephone: (765) 494-6921
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Information: Ph.D Michigan, 1975

General aim of my research is to understand cognitive processes and their development. Current projects focus on the causes and consequences of age-related change in speed of information processing.

This work is designed to evaluate a cascade model of cognitive development in which age-related increases in processing speed increase the functional capacity of working memory that enhances cognitive processing. Other research looks at the cognitive consequences of multiple sclerosis and on information processing in children with specific language impairment.