Which of the Following Is True About Cognitive Aging Research

question 69

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about cognitive aging research?

• A)Many early cross-sectional studies showed an age-related increase in cognitive functioning.
• B)Cohort effects are largely responsible for the appearance of age-related intelligence declines in middle adulthood.
• C)Widespread testing of college students and soldiers in the 1920s showed that IQ declines were an inevitable part of the aging process.
• D)When adults are followed longitudinally,their verbal scores rise during early adulthood and decline gradually during middle adulthood.

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