Longitudinal research reveals

A) functioning decline in intelligence in midlife.
B) a peak in cognitive performance in the mid-thirties, followed by a steep drop.
C) that each generation scores slightly lower than the previous one on intelligence tests.
D) modest cognitive gains in midlife, sustained into the fifties and early sixties.


D

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