PSYC 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Wrinkle, Deductive Reasoning
16 Jan 2017
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Middle adulthood, is the time where one become aware that they"re changing and getting older. They recognize changes in their bodies, which tent to mark a time of aging (the aging process is taking place) As we age, we have perceptual difference; older women tend to wrinkle, become greyish, and gain some weight. They start to lose about 2 inches of their height. Aging men, on the other hand, seem to get more respect, and look more mature, in a positive way. The loss of height, is due to osteoporosis; it"s a condition, in which the bones become very fragile and thin, and take longer to heal. It is brought by a lack of calcium in the body. For men and women, body fat increases during middle age. Beer belly for men, arms, and backside for women. At age 60, men and women have lost about 10% of their strength. Visual acuity, starting at age 40, starts to decline.
