Which of the Following Is TRUE About Research by Schaie

question 109

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is TRUE about research by Schaie and Salthouse?

• A)Both agree that adulthood is the time when the level of functioning in a number of cognitive domains is maintained or even increases.
• B)Salthouse recently has argued that his longitudinal research on aging and cognitive functioning should not be dismissed.
• C)Salthouse agrees with Schaie that cognitive functioning involving accumulated knowledge,such as vocabulary and general information,does not show early age-related decline but rather continues to increase at least until 60 years of age.
• D)Schaie has argued that reasoning,memory,spatial visualization,and processing speed begin declining in early adulthood and show further decline in the fifties.

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Definitions:

Apathy

A lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern about emotional, social, or physical life.

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Awareness

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