Intelligence And Personality: Shaky Ground Or Rock Solid?
The Stability of Intelligence and Personality: Shaky Ground or Rock Solid?
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
Instructor: Cassandra Jella
February 17, 2014
There are not many things that we consider stable in our lives and many things that are not. What we might not think about, is how our personality and intelligence remain stable throughout our lives, perhaps that is because it does not. As we age many things change including, our bodies, minds, and personality. There is a debate whether or not our personality and our intelligence change as we age. This paper will discuss how our personalities and intelligence are not stable and change as we age just like our image does.
It seems like it would be obvious that everything pertaining to our human selves changes as we get older. This might be easy to prove with how we look and with most of how our body functions, however, is our intelligence and personality set in stone at …show more content…
(2001). Personality Development in Adulthood. Retrieved from site: http://psych.stanford.edu/~lifespan/articles/Adult%20personality%20development%20(2001).pdf
Deary, I. J., Yang, J., Davies, G., Harris, S. E., Tenesa, A., Liewald, D., . . . Visscher, P. M.
(2012). Genetic contributions to stability and change in intelligence from childhood to old age. Nature, 482(7384), 212-5. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/923614591?accountid=32521.
Graham, E.K., & Lachman, M.E. (2012). Personality Stability is Associated With Better Cognitive Performance in Adulthood: Are the Stable More Able? Doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbr149
LeFrancois, G. (2011). Psychology: The human puzzle. San Diego: CA, Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
Naik, G. (2012, Jan 19). U.S. news: New insight into aging brains --- study links 24% of intelligence changes over a person 's life to genetic factors. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
Instructor: Cassandra Jella
February 17, 2014
There are not many things that we consider stable in our lives and many things that are not. What we might not think about, is how our personality and intelligence remain stable throughout our lives, perhaps that is because it does not. As we age many things change including, our bodies, minds, and personality. There is a debate whether or not our personality and our intelligence change as we age. This paper will discuss how our personalities and intelligence are not stable and change as we age just like our image does.
It seems like it would be obvious that everything pertaining to our human selves changes as we get older. This might be easy to prove with how we look and with most of how our body functions, however, is our intelligence and personality set in stone at …show more content…
(2001). Personality Development in Adulthood. Retrieved from site: http://psych.stanford.edu/~lifespan/articles/Adult%20personality%20development%20(2001).pdf
Deary, I. J., Yang, J., Davies, G., Harris, S. E., Tenesa, A., Liewald, D., . . . Visscher, P. M.
(2012). Genetic contributions to stability and change in intelligence from childhood to old age. Nature, 482(7384), 212-5. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/923614591?accountid=32521.
Graham, E.K., & Lachman, M.E. (2012). Personality Stability is Associated With Better Cognitive Performance in Adulthood: Are the Stable More Able? Doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbr149
LeFrancois, G. (2011). Psychology: The human puzzle. San Diego: CA, Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
Naik, G. (2012, Jan 19). U.S. news: New insight into aging brains --- study links 24% of intelligence changes over a person 's life to genetic factors. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved from