Table 1. Means and Standard Deviations for Participant Characteristics.
Young Adults (Ages 18-29) | Older Adults (Ages 60-79) | Very Old Adults (Ages 80-95) | |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 22.0 (3.2) | 69.6 (5.9) | 83.2 (4.1) |
Education | 14.8 (2.4) | 15.2 (2.7) | 14.6 (2.4) |
IQ | 115.4 (10.9) | 117.0 (12.3) | 118.5 (13.4) |
Vocabulary | 63.3 (6.9) | 63.7 (7.8) | 61.0 (5.8) |
Matrix Reasoning ** | 29.7 (3.07) | 24.1 (5.2) | 20.2 (7.3) |
Ravens Advanced Progressive Matrices** | 33.0 (8.4) | 19.9 (8.4) | 13.1 (8.2) |
Traditional Operation Span ** | 10.5 (2.8) | 7.6 (2.5) | 6.6 (2.2) |
Matrix Reasoning, Ravens Advanced Progressive Matrices, and Operation Span scores were significantly different between the older and younger adults (p < .01), and were negatively correlated with age between ages 60-95. There were no other significant age differences.