Several Factors Affect Crystallized and Fluid Intelligence

question 130

Multiple Choice

Several factors affect crystallized and fluid intelligence. For example, as we age, ________.

• A) both crystallized and fluid intelligence tend to decrease
• B) both crystallized and fluid intelligence tend to increase
• C) both crystallized and fluid intelligence remain constant
• D) crystallized intelligence tends to remain constant and fluid intelligence deteriorates

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Definitions:

Focus Group

A research method involving guided discussions with a group of people to gather diverse perspectives on a particular subject.

Positive Correlation

Positive correlation exists when two variables move in the same direction, meaning that as one variable increases, the other variable also increases.

Negative Correlation

A relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases, and vice versa.

Causal Relationship

A connection between two events where one directly results in the occurrence of the other, often determined through correlation and experimentation.