Chapter 13 Middle Adulthood Flashcards

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Vision and hearing changes

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Ability to focus and maintain declines:

  • sensitivity to pitches decreases
  • men lose sensitivity earlier (hearing decline after 40)
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Crystallized Intelligence

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Things we know (eg walking, using a fork)

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Fluid Intelligence

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Processing speed memory - actions performed on crystallized knowledge. They develop in time but start to fall off at late adulthood.

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