Dustin Is Worried Because He Has Heard That Cognitive Abilities

question 46

Multiple Choice

Dustin is worried because he has heard that cognitive abilities decline with old age.He consults his introductory psychology textbook and finds that a number of specific abilities do seem to decline.Dustin is most worried,for example,about a decline in his ____.

• A) working memory
• B) crystallized intelligence
• C) divergent thinking
• D) long-term memory

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