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Peer reviewedRuth, Jan-Erik; Birren, James E. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1985
Young adults, middle-aged, and old persons (n=150) participated in a study of creativity and age. Results showed age differences in creativity to the disadvantage of the old. Reduced speed of information processing, lower level of complexity, and decreased willingness to risk original solutions by age are offered as explanations. (Author/AS)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Creativity
Bonfield, John R. – 1968
A study of institutionalized educable mentally handicapped children (EMR's aged 6-7 to 12-6) was designed to evaluate the use of subtest combinations and learning tasks as predictors of achievement compared to single individual and group tests. Fifty-one subjects received a pretest battery of six individual tests, one group test, three learning…
Descriptors: Achievement, Achievement Tests, Age Differences, Arithmetic
Whitney, Douglas R.; Patience, Wayne M. – 1981
In response to informal reports that the time limitations on the new 1978 test forms of the General Educational Development (GED) Tests resulted in some examinees having to work substantially faster than at a comfortable rate, this study was designed (1) to estimate the time required for examinees to complete the tests at their preferred rate; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adults, Age Differences, Educational Experience
