AP PSYCHOLOGY

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DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A normally functioning 65-year-old who cannot solve abstract logic puzzles as quickly as he did when he was younger is experiencing a
A
phenomenon that is uncommon for people of his age
B
phenomenon predicted by Erik Erikson as part of the eight stages of psycho-social development
C
decrease in his crystallized intelligence
D
decrease in his fluid intelligence
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Fluid intelligence encompasses the ability to see complex relationships and solve problems. Navigating your way home after being detoured onto an unfamiliar route because of road construction would draw upon your fluid intelligence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer Before You Answer: Crystallized intelligence-knowledge of facts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Social psychologists use correlational research to look for relationships between variables. For example, social psychologists might carry out a correlational study looking at the relationship between media violence and aggression.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sternberg’s own theory identifies a trio of mental abilities: analytical intelligence (the type measured by I.Q. tests), creative intelligence and practical intelligence.

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