With Regard to Fluid and Crystallized Intelligence, Research Has Concluded

question 30

Multiple Choice

With regard to fluid and crystallized intelligence, research has concluded that:

• A) both fluid and crystallized intelligence increase or remain stable well into late adulthood.
• B) crystallized intelligence improves or remains stable with age but fluid intelligence appears to decline in late adulthood.
• C) both fluid and crystallized intelligence appear to decline with age.
• D) fluid intelligence improves or remains stable with age but crystallized intelligence appears to decline in late adulthood.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Appraisal

A psychological process where individuals evaluate and interpret their emotional response to a specific situation.

James-Lange Theory

A theory suggesting that emotions result from the perception of bodily reactions to stimuli, rather than directly from the stimuli themselves.

Cannon-Bard Theory

The theory that emotional experiences occur simultaneously with physiological responses, rather than one causing the other.

Physiological Arousal

A state of heightened physiological activity, involving the nervous and endocrine systems, often in response to a stimulus.