The Seattle longitudinal study of cognitive development discovered that, among older people,
a. their general health has no discernible connection to intellectual ability.
b. socioeconomic status has no discernible association with higher levels of intellectual functioning.
c. men tend to retain high levels of cognitive skills longer than women.
d. higher socioeconomic status is associated with higher levels of intellectual functioning.

Question

The Seattle longitudinal study of cognitive development discovered that, among older people, 
a. their general health has no discernible connection to intellectual ability.
b. socioeconomic status has no discernible  association with higher levels of intellectual functioning.
c. men tend to retain high levels of cognitive skills longer than women.
d. higher socioeconomic status is associated with higher levels of intellectual functioning.

anonymous · Answer

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1474018/

anonymous · Answer

Older adults do better on the verbal portion of the Wechsler Adult Intell scale than on the performance portion. The Seattle Longitudinal Study found that cognitive functioning in late adulthood is highly variable. Few people decline in all or most areas, and many people improve in some. The engagement hypothesis seeks to explain these differences. Older adults are more effective in solving practical problems that have emotional relevance for them. A general slowdown in central nervous system functioning may affect the speed of info processing. Intelligence may be a predictor of longevity. Sensory memory, semantic memory, & procedural memory, appear nearly as efficient in older adults as in younger. The capacity of working memory & ability to recall specific events or recently learned info are often less efficient.

anonymous · Answer

Older people show problems with oral word retrieval and spelling than younger adults. Grammatical complexity and content of speech decline. Neurological changes and problems in encoding, storage, & retrieval may account for much of the decline in memory functioning in older adults. However the brain can compensate for some age-related declines. Older people show considerable plasticity in cognitive performance and can benefit from training.

anonymous · Answer

http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073133809/student_view0/chapter17/

anonymous · Answer

So the answer would be D. Right?

anonymous · Answer

yes, tell me if im right when you submit it :)

anonymous · Answer

That answer was correct, thank you(:

anonymous · Answer

yeah , no problem :)  @shelbers112709