The ACTIVE (Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly)study

question 2

Multiple Choice

The ACTIVE (Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly) study found that

• A) those who improved on a laboratory processing-speed task were faster at looking up numbers in a phone book.
• B) five years after intervention, cognitive training was associated with reduced declines in general health.
• C) five years after intervention, cognitive training was associated with reduced ability to perform IADLs.
• D) most cognitive skills cannot be enhanced in old age.

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