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On the Plasticity of Intelligence in Adulthood and Old Age: Where Horn and Donaldson Fail

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Baltes, Paul B.; Schaie, K. Warner – American Psychologist, 1976

This reply to Horn and Donaldson is previous critique of Schaie and Baltes' Research and writings on intelligence in adulthood and old age has two parts: the first discusses theoretical perspectives and the second makes observations on the empirical data base. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Adult Development, Age Groups, Developmental Psychology, Formal Criticism

On the Myth of Intellectual Decline in Adulthood

Peer reviewed

Horn, John; Donaldson, Gary – American Psychologist, 1976

Suggests that a careful review of the logical and empirical bases for the myth argument indicates that there is little to justify it. The evidence suggests that if one lives long enough, decrements in at least some of the important abilities of intelligence is likely to occur. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Adult Development, Age Differences, Age Groups, Conceptual Schemes