Psychology / Unit 8 Psych 0937 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Late Adulthood and Cognitive Change
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The idea
In late adulthood, processing speed and fluid reasoning decline while vocabulary and accumulated knowledge are largely preserved.
In practice
An older adult takes longer on a novel reasoning task and outperforms younger adults on vocabulary.
Where people slip
Normal aging is not dementia. Substantial memory loss that disrupts daily function is not an expected part of aging.
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