PSYC21H3 Chapter 1: PSY313 Ch. 1 Studying Adult Development and Aging
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For example, people"s vocabulary ability tends to increase throughout life, but reaction time tends to slow down: plasticity: one"s capacity is not predetermined or set in concreate. Many skills can be trained or improved with practice, even in late life. Most importantly, health care improved during the 20th century, and many fewer women died during childbirth. In 2000, there were many more people between their mid-30s and 40s than any other age group. Population of the u. s. as july 1, 2000. July 1, 2000: projections for 2025 (when nearly all baby boomers will have reached age 65) show that the distribution will have changed dramatically; the baby boomer"s aging makes the graph look more rectangular. Projected population. of the u. s. as of july 1, 2025: by 2050, the shape of the distribution will be more like a beehive, as more people continue to live into their 80s,
