Exam 30: Language and Thought

Older people's capacity to understand the meaning of words does not decline as much as their capacity to engage in abstract reasoning.This best illustrates the stability of

Cross-sectional research indicated that during early and middle adulthood,aging is associated with ________ levels of intelligence.Longitudinal research indicated that during this period of life,aging is associated with ________ levels of intelligence.

Children of different age groups were asked to complete the WISC so that researchers could compare the performance of younger and older children.The procedure used in this research best illustrates

Educational programs for gifted children are most likely to be criticized for

One criticism of gifted education programs is that by labeling children as "ungifted" we may be

A condition of mild to severe intellectual disability caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21 is known as

Among Americans scoring in the top 1 percent of their age group on the ________ at age 13,more than half have earned doctorates.

The criterion/criteria for being diagnosed with an intellectual disability is/are

At a single point in time,researchers may test and compare the intelligence of members of different age groups.This bests illustrates a

A group of people of very similar age who are participants in a longitudinal study are called a

Children who are more intelligent live longer lives than their less intelligent peers.Ian Deary has suggested as one possible reason the fact that a high level of intelligence

Which of the following best explains why early cross-sectional research found that intelligence declines with age?

The idea that adult intelligence declines with age has been challenged most effectively by

Explaining why the best work of scientists is often produced in early adulthood while that of novelists often originates during middle adulthood requires a distinction between

The National Institute of Mental Health is conducting a study of the memory and response time of 50- to 75-year-olds on timed tasks.They are bringing in all age groups at once to compare the differences.This is a(n)________ study.

When Ian Deary and his colleagues retested 80-year-old Scots,using an intelligence test the Scots had taken as 11-year-olds,the correlation of their scores across seven decades was

Assessing the stability of repeated intelligence test results gathered over the adult years of a single cohort would most clearly involve a

Dr.Dawson is conducting a study with military veterans from the Vietnam and Gulf Wars.He plans to evaluate them every year for 10 years to see if those with PTSD have a more pronounced decline in mental abilities and overall memory.This is a(n)________ study.

Steven has an intellectual disability and never learned how to speak,read,or write.Which area of independent living is he having difficulties with?

Repeatedly assessing the intelligence of the same group of people at different times across their life span best illustrates a