Gerald Is 75 Years Old and Finds That He Has

question 20

Multiple Choice

Gerald is 75 years old and finds that he has some difficulty with speedy decision-making, but he often surprises his grandchildren by relating a storehouse of facts from long-term memory. This ability to retrieve stored facts illustrates

• A)crystallized abilities.
• B)fluid abilities.
• C)scaffolding.
• D)intuition.

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Definitions:

Normally Distributed

A statistical term describing data that falls into a symmetrical, bell-shaped curve when plotted.

Illusion

A false perception or misinterpretation of a real sensory experience.

Control

The capacity to steer or impact how people act or the direction of happenings.

Standard Deviations

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data points relative to its mean.