PSY 2114 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Artificial Neural Network, Inductive Reasoning

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2114
• Professor: Eleanor Riesen

Document Summary

Middle adulthood is the time of expanding responsibilities on the job, community, and at home. Multidimesional, or the combined result of biological, pyscho, and social forces. Development as multidirectional, or the joint expression of growth & decline w the precise mix varying across abilities and individuals. Development as plastic, or open to change, depending on how a person"s biological and enviornmentla history combines w current life conditions. Inevitably declines in middle & late adulthood as the brain deteriorates. = widespread testing showed contradicition = age-related increase! Studies showed cross-sectional drop after mid 30s, longitudinal trends for those abilities revealed modest gains in midlife, into 50s/60s, after which performance gradually decreased = cohort effects are largely responsible. Crystalized intelligence: refers to skills that depend on accumulated knowledge and experience, good judgment, and mastery of social conventions abilities acquired because they are valued by the individual"s culture.