Chapter 11- Adulthood And More Flashcards
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Menopause
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The time of natural cessation of menstruation
2
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Alzheimer’s disease
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A progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by deterioration of memory, reasoning, language and physical functioning
3
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Cross- sectional study
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A study in which people of different ages are compared with one another
4
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Longitudinal study
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Research in which the same people are restudied and retested over a long period
5
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Crystallized intelligence
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Ones accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; increases with age
6
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Fluid intelligence
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One’s ability to reason speedily and abstractly; decreases around late adulthood
7
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Social clock
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The culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, etc
