It Is Generally the Case That Most Great Scientists Have

question 30

Multiple Choice

It is generally the case that most great scientists have their ground-breaking ideas when they are in early to middle adulthood,but rarely when they are older.What might explain this fact?

• A)White matter in the brain substantially decreases from middle to late adulthood.
• B)General intelligence declines steeply after middle adulthood.
• C)Fluid intelligence peaks in middle adulthood,and then declines in later life.
• D)Crystallized intelligence peaks in middle adulthood,and then declines in later life.

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