Patrick, a 30-Year-Old, and Matt, a 55-Year-Old, Both Want to Be

question 52

Multiple Choice

Patrick, a 30-year-old, and Matt, a 55-year-old, both want to be the president of the company they work for.Which of the following statements is most likely?

• A) Matt will have greater working memory capacity than Patrick.
• B) Matt will do better than Patrick in tasks that measure processing speed.
• C) Matt will do better in tasks requiring emotional regulation.
• D) Matt will always do worse than Patrick on a given task because he is older.

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Definitions:

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Stono Rebellion

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