Reasoning and Knowledge
As we age after early adulthood:
Accumulated knowledge
existing knowledge facilitates new learning and compensates for the declines in reasoning capacity. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2018).
increases
Reasoning abilities
associated with generating, transforming, and manipulating information and the knowledge accumulated through experience and education (the expertise an individual acquires) (Salthouse, 2010).
decline
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An adult who increases their knowledge base:
With the ability to work at their own pace
Minimizes cognitive load.
Retention of new information
New learning takes place.