A Model That Was Proposed to Account for Age Trends

question 63

Multiple Choice

A model that was proposed to account for age trends in athletic performance, and has received empirical support, suggests

• A) that the extent of age loss in physical competence is greater for activities with higher rates of expenditure of the available energy
• B) that the extent of age loss in physical competence is less for activities with higher rates of expenditure of the available energy
• C) that the extent of age loss in physical competence is greater for activities with lower rates of expenditure of the available energy
• D) that the extent of age maintenance in physical competence is greater for activities with higher rates of expenditure of the available energy
• E) that the extent of age maintenance in physical competence is greater for activities with lower rates of expenditure of the available energy

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