PSY312H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Cognitive Training, Master Sergeant, Soo Line Railroad
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Cross secional studies: see a huge decline w cogniive abiliies w age happens cuz the younger age group has access to beter health and educaion. Longitudinal studies: modest gains in midlife, sustained in 50s/early 60s, then see a decline. Verbal ability, spaial orientaion, numeric ability, inducive reasoning, verbal memory modest gains in 50s/early 60s followed by gradual declines. Perceptual speed: decreased steadily from 2s to late 80s. Later in life, luid factors show greater decrements than crystallized factors. Crystallized iq: peaked btw 45-54 and didn"t decline unil 80s. Fluid iw: dropped steadily over the enire age range. The decrease in basic processing, while substanial ater. 45, may not be enough to afect well praciced tasks. C) as adults realize that they aren"t as cogniively eicient anymore, they switch to aciviies that require their knowledge/experience/experise more than cogniive eiciency. Inidividual differences: use intellectual skill = will maintain it longer / will see fewer declines.
