Ch. 12 Flashcards
senescence
the process of aging
infertility
the failure to conceive a child after trying for at least a year
menopause
when a woman’s menstrual period ceases
andropause
a drop in testosterone levels in older men
general intelligence
the idea that intelligence is one basic trait, underlying all cognitive abilities
fluid intelligence
those aspects of basic intelligence that make learning quick and thorough
crystalized intelligence
those aspects of intellectual ability that reflect accumulated learning
analytic intelligence
intelligence that involves logic, planning, strategy selection, focused attention and information processing
creative intelligence
intelligence that involves the capacity to be flexible and innovative, thinking unusual ideas
practical intelligence
the intellectual skills used in everyday problem solving
cognitive artifacts
intellectual tools that foster learning within society (writing)
stressor
anything that causes a person to feel stressed
avoidant coping
responding to a stressor by ignoring, forgetting or hiding it
problem-focused coping
tackling a stressful situation directly
emotion-focused coping
changing feelings and interpretations about the stressor rather than changing the stressor itself
weathering
the gradual accumulation of stressor over a long period of time, wearing down a person
selective optimization with compensation
theory that people specialize in some abilities and to ameliorate any physical and cognitive losses they may experience
automatic processing
thinking that occurs without deliberate, conscious thought
Seattle Longitudinal Study
a major cross-sequential study of adult intelligence
