The best summarizing statement about changes in intelligence over the life span, based

on the results of cross-sectional studies, is that

a. intelligence tends to increase over the life-span.
b. intelligence tends to decrease dramatically after the age of 50.
c. intelligence stays about the same over the life span.
d. females tend to show fewer changes in intelligence over the life span than do men.
e. intelligence tends to decrease dramatically after the age of 70.


b. intelligence tends to decrease dramatically after the age of 50.

Psychology

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a. a description of the methods by which an experiment was performed. b. a description of what is already known about the phenomenon in question. c. a statement of the hypothesis being tested. d. a discussion of the results of the experiment.

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