Module 39

Question 1

cohort

Answer 1

a group of people sharing a common characteristic

Question 2

crystallized intelligence

Answer 2

our accumulated knowledge and verbal skills, tends to increase w/age

Question 3

fluid intelligence

Answer 3

our ability to reason speedily and abstractly, decreases w/age, especially during late adulthood

Question 4

cross-sectional study

Answer 4

cross-sectional research involves using diff groups of people who differ in the variable of interest but share other characterists like:
- socioeconomic status
- ethinicity
- education level

Question 5

intellectual disability

Answer 5

developmental issue aparant before 18, condition of limited mental ability,
- indicated by IQ score of 70< and ability living on your own

Question 6

down syndrome

Answer 6

a condition of mild to severe mental disability & associated physical disorders caused by an extra copy of a chromosome

Question 7

longitudinal studies

Answer 7

research where people are restudied and retested over a long period of time