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While education and childbearing place competing demands on a person's resources, education is positively correlated with IQ. [39] While there is less research into men's fertility and education, in developed countries evidence suggests that highly-educated men display higher levels of childbearing compared to less-educated men. [40] [41]
A common view is that age and life satisfaction have a "U-shape," with life satisfaction declining towards middle age, and then rising as people get older. [26] Other scholars have found that there is no general age trend in life satisfaction, arguing that Blanchflower and Oswald's work is misguided for including inappropriate control variables ...
Human intelligence can be measured according to an extensive number of tests and criteria, ranging from academic, social, and emotional fields. While there is no clear consensus on a definition of human intelligence, there are common themes among those that exist, summarized generally as "Intelligence measures an agent’s ability to achieve goals in a wide range of environments". [14]
Socioemotional selectivity theory (SST; developed by Stanford psychologist Laura L. Carstensen) is a life-span theory of motivation.The theory maintains that as time horizons shrink, as they typically do with age, people become increasingly selective, investing greater resources in emotionally meaningful goals and activities.
For a four-year-old, a year is a much bigger percentage of their overall lifespan thus far than it is for a 40-year-old – so no wonder it feels longer and more significant. When we’re young ...
You need people to do that, and the more the better. Giving better hardware and software to one smart individual is helpful, but the real benefits come when everyone has them.
Chris McAllister's research of semi-structured interviews with older adult learners shows a motivation to communicate with people and to get out of the house to keep mentally active. [49] Researchers have documented the social aspects of older adult education. [50] Friendship was described as an important aspect of adult learning.
Based on the hit game show franchise Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, which first aired in 2007, this trivia challenge brings the fun of the show right to your next party.