Older People Perform Better Than Younger People on Tests Measuring

question 81

Multiple Choice

Older people perform better than younger people on tests measuring all of the following, except

• A) rote learning.
• B) social judgement.
• C) vocabulary.
• D) general information.

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Definitions:

Cohen's D

A gauge for quantifying the size of impact by showing the normalized discrepancy between two mean values.

Large Effect

A significant and substantial difference or impact observed in the context of a statistical analysis or experimental study.

Effect Size

A quantitative measure of the magnitude of the experimental effect from a research study.

Cohen

Refers often to Cohen's statistical measures such as Cohen's kappa, Cohen's d, indicating effect size or agreement between raters in various contexts.