Learning outcomes

• Distinguish between formal and postformal thought
• Describe cognitive development and dialectical thought during early adulthood
• Describe educational trends in early adulthood
  
• Explain the relationship between education and work in early adulthood
• Outline cognitive gains/deficits typically associated with middle adulthood
• Explain changes in fluid and crystallized intelligence during adulthood
• Discuss the impact of aging on memory
• Explain how age impacts cognitive functioning
• Describe abnormal memory loss due to Alzheimer’s disease, delirium, and dementia