Cognitive Changes in Aging: Fluid Versus Crystallized Intelligence

Adulthood, Aging, and Lifespan Transitions

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Analyze longitudinal patterns showing late-adulthood declines in processing speed and fluid intelligence alongside preservation of crystallized intelligence and semantic knowledge.

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Adulthood, Aging, and Lifespan Transitions

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-IA-SS

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Identify and analyze physical, cognitive, and socioemotional changes across early, middle, and late adulthood, concluding with end-of-life psychological processing.

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SS.9-12.Psy.20Iowa Social Studies Standards · 6th Grade

Identify key features of physical, cognitive, and social development from prenatal through older adulthood.