While Crystallized Intelligence Seems to Decline in Older Age,fluid Intelligence

question 88

True/False

While crystallized intelligence seems to decline in older age,fluid intelligence remains remarkably intact.

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Definitions:

Frontal Lobes

Regions of the cerebral cortex at the front of the brain; these regions are important for movement and complex processes (rational thought, attention, social processes, etc.).

Amygdala

A region of the brain involved in experiencing emotions, particularly fear, and processing emotional memories.

Somatic Nervous System

A subdivision of the peripheral nervous system (PNS); it transmits sensory signals and motor signals back and forth between the central nervous system (CNS) and the skin, muscles, and joints.

Muscles and Joints

Components of the musculoskeletal system, with muscles providing the force to move the body and joints allowing for motion between bones.