What Is the Notable Finding of Schaie's Assessment of Intellectual

question 27

Multiple Choice

What is the notable finding of Schaie's assessment of intellectual abilities of parents and their children?

• A) The second generation scored higher on numerical abilities.
• B) The second generation showed higher levels of cognitive functioning in inductive reasoning.
• C) The offspring generation showed cognitive decline from 60 to 67 years of age.
• D) The parent generation showed modest increase in cognitive functioning from 60 to 67 years of age.

Understanding experimental design in social psychology, including variables and bias reduction.

Knowing how to interpret data based on descriptive statistics (percentile, median, mode).

Grasping the ethical considerations in psychological experiments, including the consequences of deception and the importance of debriefing.

Identifying control and experimental groups in a scientific study.

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