Crossword puzzles and Sudoku in their own respect present different difficulties. As a young girl I have fond memories of my grandfather sitting at the table every morning completing his crossword puzzle before doing anything else. I, on the other hand prefer neither of the puzzles. If I had to choose, the Sudoku was easier to complete. There is a definite psychological answer as to why I particularly feel this way, and why I believe that one is easier to complete than the other. I found the crossword puzzle challenging because I did not have the knowledge that it demanded. At 19, I have not had as many experiences or trivial knowledge as an older adult. I used approximately half an hour and the help of google to finish the puzzle; whereas my grandfather would be done with in 10 minutes without any outside help. This is explained with research that shows older adults can reach answers quicker than adults because of their acquired knowledge and the ability to categorize that knowledge. Older adults are able to think quicker because of their increased number of experiences they can reach a conclusion faster due to their vast resource of relevant information. Crystalized intelligence supports this saying that as we age and exposed to more stimuli we acquire more information …show more content…
The is probably due to the fact that Sudoku puzzles are composed of one simple concept: do not repeat a number in either a vertical or horizontal line or within the 3x3 square. It is essentially busywork, using the trial and error method. The puzzle requires no foreknown vocabulary or trivia. Fluid reasoning, part of the fluid-crystalized theory supports my statement that I found it easier to to complete the puzzle. The theory says that I have an innate ability to reason through certain tasks
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As I was watching Joan Erikson’s “On Old Age” videos, I could not help but notice how intelligent as well as how articulate she was, she had a very large vocabulary. The reason this stood out to me is because, we literally just learned, in chapter 7 of our textbooks, that as we age we use simpler and fewer words. Our textbook says that “the changes in memory contribute in part to age-related losses in language.” (Whitbourne & Whitbourne, 2011) So when I started watching the first video, I expected her to use simpler and fewer words. Joan had a very strong vocabulary when she spoke, although, I did notice that she would repeat some things and she also would slow down when trying to recall things, but overall she seemed to be very intelligent.
The average score on the Palamore’s FAQ was 47.68%. According to Allen and Johnson that was an indicator of poor knowledge of aging. The research gives si...
According to one study, knowledge and certain types of intelligence continue to develop in ways that can even offset age-related declines in the brain’s ability to process new information and reason abstractly. Expertise deepens, which can enhance productivity and creativity. Some go so far as to say that wisdom—defined, in part, as the ability to resolve conflicts by seeing problems from multiple perspectives—flourishes. Getting a new judge would mean a lot of inexperience and because a judge with life tenure would know a lot more, there would be less mess ups and consequential decisions made by the supreme court.
Many of the ways we can learn more things nowadays is without the help of older people. Older people in the way of this who are there to help us those who are wanting to teach us. But now knowing some of those misunderstanding, grow by many conflicts. By the way we are now able to learn faster. We are now one step ahead of some of the adults as we can learn easier.
Leslies chapter Puzzles and Mysteries, focuses on the correlation between age and curiosity. “...we become content to fall back on our stock knowledge and mental habits we built when we were younger, rather than adding to or reserving it.”(32) As we grow older our arrogance gets the best of us, we believe there is nothing more for us to learn. Curiosity
This article talks about “Growing Less Dumb”. The author, Eileen Brenoff writes when she got older there are some things changed. First, when she was younger, she worried a lot. Now, she is not worried than before. Second, she scared to make decisions. When she was growing up, she learned that making own decisions. In addition,
There I was standing on the hill. Hands gripped to my skateboard in fear. My friend staring at the road to warn me of cars. I set my skateboard down on the newly paved road and started down the hill flying past the trees and houses. Until I saw it, the line of cars heading my way. My legs and board shaking. I fall and summersalt down the hill. I stop myself and crawl into the wet grass. I grab my board, hands shaking and scratched. I lay on my back, head throbbing in pain, knees gushing blood, and clothes ripped. I close my eyes because of embarrassment and anger. The feeling in my chest I couldn’t comprehend. It was a feeling of hurt, I had failed at my favorite thing in the world and I never wanted to feel that again. That day I decided to turn my failure into success by practicing and accepting my family’s teaching me to never give up.
Younger people have tended to look towards the elderly for wisdom and guidance since the beginning of recorded history and beyond. Students to teachers, children to parents, ordinary people to royalty and politicians – generally those who have lived longer are not only believed, but expected to have garnered more knowledge in their longer lives. Abraham Lincoln once said, “I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday. Also, in 2008 the Australian newspaper published an article detailing a study undertaken by the University of Aarhus in Denmark, which disproved the theory that the mind is at its peak in the late teens to mid-twenties. But all this is not to say that older people should not sometimes listen to and heed advice from younger people.
... the board in class. According to her teacher, she does not have difficulty with this task, but is slow to complete it as she becomes distracted.
A balloon tied down, and a ping pong paddle in my hand. That is how I learned to play tennis. Since the age of five, I have always been dedicated to my sport. There was never a time I didn't have a racket in my hand. I always had tournaments on the weekends and practice four times a week. Tennis has taught me independence, because I was always going to tournaments in different states with my coaches. I had to learn how to take care of myself without my parents always being there. This is something I will always owe to my sport. People have always said I never had a real childhood. Instead of going to camp with my friends, I was going to Duke, Clemson, and Auburn tennis training camps. I wouldn't trade my childhood for anything. I believe that
The sport of tennis has been an incredible journey that will forever change my life. Between my inspiring coach, my incredible family on the courts, and the individual I found deep within the game, I discovered a sport perfect for me. I plan to continue to play the sport all throughout my life, and show the love I have developed for tennis with my friends, children, and generations to come. The journey I experience everyday has not been effortless, nevertheless the lessons I have learned along the way makes my personal story so profound to me.
The names Thor, and even though I may be the only one that has the power to pick up the hammer, you’re the only one that has the special powers and abilities to give me attention, affection, to take me to my forever home, and to make me feel like part of a family again. I enjoy being around and playing with men and women, however, I haven’t interacted with very many kids so I’m not sure whether I like them or not. Though I do seem to enough playing with people, and so far my favorite is a rope which I absolutely love to show off my strength in a game of tug a war. Speaking about strength when you try and take me for a walk, I’m more than likely going to pull you around and walk you were I want to go. I know the commands sit, shake/paw, down/lay,
Adult development throughout the cognitive changes in adulthood is influence by two kinds of intellectual resources which are fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence. Research shows some abilities begin to decline early, many cognitive capacities seem to show improvements with age and show only small average declines after ages 55 to 60 (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015 pg 489). When discussing the cognitive change, longitudinal method is use to measure because it follows people over time (Broderick & Blewitt 2015; Ghisletta, 2012; Rabbitt, 2012; Lunn, 2012; Lindenberger, 2012).