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…
and skills. Crossword puzzles may even require some higher level wisdom in respect to the ability to recall expert knowledge. Although, certain younger individuals may possess the ability to seek answers in new and better ways than the “set in stone” older adults. I believe that the majority of my feelings towards crossword puzzles arises from early education stress on the achievement of Sudoku puzzles. In elementary school, whenever I, the student was done with schoolwork, I was instructed to still put my brain to work; often times the teacher’s only solution was to provide Sudoku puzzles.
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
automatically. Other factors that could affect a person’s ability to reason and complete different types of puzzles are activity levels, nutrition, and smoking tendencies. As a growing adult I have not been acclimated to as many stimuli as much as a person at age 60 per se. Therefore, my brain has not been able to make as many connections. This supports my ability to complete the different puzzles. I have been exposed to Sudoku as a child, so therefore I have the ability and reasoning capacity to complete the task ahead of my with certainty. On the other hand, I have not been exposed to certain trivia such as who is the Spanish encyclopedist St. Isidore of Seville. This is mainly due to the period effect and the rise of the internet in my generation. As an individual ages certain stimuli can create more neural pathways and increase intelligence and ability to perform tests.
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,
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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.
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.
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...
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.
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
... 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.
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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,
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.
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).