PS375 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Cerebrovascular Disease, Extraversion And Introversion
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Currently more canadians over 65 than under 15. Older adulthood is a time of vulnerability and risk. Development as a lifelong process (later life as a period of major and inevitable change) Age can be confounded with other things going on. Often, in cross sectional research, need comparable samples. Flynn effect: iq level goes up with new cohorts, possibly getting more education. Visual/auditory acuity, hypertension, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, anxiety/depression, overall health. Health varies with age, iq varies with health. Terminal drop (aka decline in mental ability and health that precedes death) Life satisfaction as people age varies by location. Increases in high income english speaking countries but lowers in countries of the former. In high income english speaking, it declines in midlife and then increases in retirement. Neuroticism decreases with age (women are more neurotic) Openness increases with age (men are more open)
