Exam 21: Seciton 3: Adulthood: Cognitive Development

A college student who does well on multiple-choice and essay exams likely is high in _____.

A study of adults aged 34 to 83 found that people high in fluid intelligence were exposed to _____ stress and were _____ likely to suffer from it.

Which individual is MOST likely to have a lower IQ as a consequence of weathering?

One study found that those who retired from challenging work often _____ intellectual power and those who left dull jobs often _____ intellectual power.

Jerry, who is in good health, scores lower on an intelligence test than his grandson Cade. This could be for all of the following reasons EXCEPT _____.

Which of Sternberg's three forms of intelligence is sometimes called "street smarts"?

Nancy needs to have surgery and she wants to make sure that her surgeon is the most skilled. What question should she ask potential surgeons?

Dr. Green is studying intellectual development in adulthood. In order to generate the most accurate view of intellectual development, Dr. Green should use a _____ research design.

The process of turning to faith as a method of coping with stress is referred to as _____.

Experts tend to be intuitive, automatic, _____, and _____ in their thinking.

Which statement about age and expertise is TRUE?

For a typical middle-aged adult, intelligence usually increases _____.

With respect to intelligence testing in adulthood, scores on items measuring fluid intelligence _____ with age and scores on items measuring crystallized intelligence _____ with age.

Nathanial is a participant in a research study. He needs to decide how Figure A relates to Figure B. Nathanial will need to use _____ in order to solve this problem.

Which example relies MOST heavily on crystallized intelligence?

Based on the results of cross-sectional intelligence testing, _____ for the first half of the twentieth century.

Natalie is asked by her daughter to help with making a list of all the presidents of the United States for a school project. In order for Natalie to help her daughter she will need to rely on _____.

In which of these situations would an individual MOST likely engage in religious coping?

Schaie's cross-sequential research on intellectual development studied _____.

Intelligence that reflects accumulated learning is referred to as _____.