Summary Of Discovering Psychology: Maturing And Aging

Discovering Psychology # 18: Maturing and Aging There are a lot of negative associations towards the elderly as far as intelligence is concerned. That is a very narrow minded attitude towards them. I agree with the video that irreversible psychological deterioration is the exception, not the rule, when it comes to elderly intelligence. As we get older our understanding of what is necessary to be happy becomes very narrow. When we are young I think there is a pressure to take advantage of everything that the world has to offer. in order to effectively do that, we are constantly furthering our own knowledge and skill set. I think that societies standards are built off of that model. As we get older, and we get a few decades worth of years