Longitudinal Research Reveals

question 16

Multiple Choice

Longitudinal research reveals

• A) functioning decline in intelligence in midlife.
• B) a peak in cognitive performance in the mid-thirties, followed by a steep drop.
• C) that each generation scores slightly lower than the previous one on intelligence tests.
• D) modest cognitive gains in midlife, sustained into the fifties and early sixties.

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