PSYCH 1XX3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Fluid And Crystallized Intelligence, Cerebral Circulation, Episodic Memory
8 Jan 2014
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Cognitive development: cognitive development: infancy and childhood, before piaget people believed children were different because they knew less . 6mth olds infants were showed slides with various combinations and arrangements of. Speed and efficiency of intellectual processing (fluid intelligence) begins to slow down in the 30s. Crystalized intelligence (an individual"s accumulated knowledge) remains relatively stable over time and may even inc. with age as the individual gains more experience. Even the documented decline in fluid intelligence is subject to broad variability some individuals maintain cognitive abilities well into their 70s. A decline in intellectual abilities could be related to a decline in working memory capacity (subject to individual difference) leads to a lesser ability to pay attention. Leading thought used to claim that general cognitive decline was a natural part of aging lead policies to be formed such as mandatory retirement age. Longitudinal studies of intelligence testing showed that older adults" intelligence remained stable and sometimes even inc.
