CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

INTELLIGENCE AND ITS THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A person’s ability to reason speedily and abstractly (for example, in solving novel logic problems) decreases slowly up to about age 75, then more rapidly, especially after age 85. This type of ability is also known as
A
factor analysis
B
factor analysis
C
crystallized intelligence
D
fluid intelligence
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A person’s ability to reason speedily and abstractly (e.g., solving novel logic problems) decreases slowly up to about age 75, then more rapidly, especially after age 85. This type of ability is also known as: fluid intelligence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fluid intelligence-our ability to reason speedily and abstractly as when solving novel logic problems-decreases starting around middle age, slowly up to age 75 or so, then more rapidly, especially after age 85.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fluid Intelligence: One’s ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during late adulthood.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fluid intelligence is the capacity to think speedily and reason flexibly in order to solve new problems without relying on past experience and accumulated knowledge.

Detailed explanation-5: -These intelligences are distinct, and crystallized intelligence increases with age, while fluid intelligence tends to decrease with age (Horn, Donaldson, & Engstrom, 1981; Salthouse, 2004).

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