Nancy Denney Uses the Concepts of "Exercised" and "Unexercised" Skills

question 75

Multiple Choice

Nancy Denney uses the concepts of "exercised" and "unexercised" skills to propose a model of physical and cognitive change in adulthood.Which of the following is most consistent with Denney's view of age-related change in physical and cognitive functioning?

• A) If a skill is unexercised for any length of time, or becomes "rusty," exercise will not cause any improvement.
• B) There is an underlying decay curve, so that with increased age there will eventually be a point at which even maximum exercise will not help an individual maintain peak functioning in either physical or cognitive abilities.
• C) Early adulthood is the time of peak function in physical and cognitive abilities, and even young adults who are not exercising their skills will be able to outperform middle-aged adults who are exercising their physical and cognitive abilities.
• D) Physical exercise will facilitate maintenance of physical abilities through adulthood, but no equivalent improvement can be made in cognitive functioning.

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