Cognitive Reflection

As a person grows old, it is inevitable to have both physical and cognitive changes happen throughout their lifetime. In an average life span, a person’s physical and cognitive changes will normally vary depending on what age group they are in. For example, it is said that from birth to age five, a child will absorb more information including how to talk, language, form relationships, and fine motor skills than any other age. It is also said that that most rapid decline in physical ability is in older adults ranging from a loss in eyesight to severe dementia. In my life right now, I most strongly identify with cognitive function. As a college student, I am always using my brain to learn new information and retain new material. I am always paying attention to my surroundings and making sure I know what’s going on around me in my academic and social life. There is rarely a time when I feel like my brain is “turned off.” If I am not thinking about something related to my

After hearing what my mother had to say, I feel that when I am at an older age, my physical function may become more what identifies me than my cognitive function. It seems as if once your physical ability stops you from doing what you were once able to do, it identifies you more than your cognitive ability. For my mom, she still has most of her cognitive function, so that has not changed her much throughout the years. For me, my physical ability has stayed the same for many years, so that has not impacted me much. On the other hand, my cognitive ability has increased over the years, making it what identifies me the most. These two functions will change a person throughout their lifetime, but depending on what age the person is at can change the impact these functions have