Are older adults smarter?

5, 2007 — Senior moments notwithstanding, elderly people are smarter today than they were less than a generation ago, a new study suggests. Researchers found that when it comes to mental acuity, 74 is the new 59. “As a group, older people are more mentally able to keep working beyond retirement age today.”

Does age correlate with intelligence?

Both simple and choice reaction time are strongly correlated with IQ. The correlation increases with age. The underlying relationships are different – simple reaction time is complex and non-linear. Combining data from disparate ages artifactually inflates the correlation.

Do highly intelligent young people become highly intelligent seniors?

Highly intelligent young people become highly-intelligent seniors. More intuitive in some ways, but environment is everything. A younger person will be “smarter” and more adept at some things that an older person would not easily be able to tackle.

Are older people generally wiser than the young?

No. Wisdom is a combination of experience and intelligent reasoning, time is just a vehicle that brings the experience. If a person isn’t intelligent they won’t become wise when old. Originally Answered: Are older people generally wiser than the young?

Why are older people poor learners?

Older people have learned from an entire life time. They have experience, wisdom and academic skills but generally they are also poor learners. They are poor learners because those 21 first years are all learning for young people, and old people generally don’t have the time any more.

Does memory worsen as we age?

Memory worsens as we get older, but research also suggests that our strategy for the way that we process thoughts and information changes for the better. Older decision makers make significantly better choices by using their pre-frontal cortex, where more rational, deliberative thinking is controlled.