Mounting Evidence Indicates That in Healthy Older Adults,__________ Predict(s)decrements in Reaction

question 117

Multiple Choice

Mounting evidence indicates that in healthy older adults,__________ predict(s) decrements in reaction time and other cognitive abilities.

• A) faster information processing
• B) extent of myelin breakdown
• C) faster working-memory
• D) increases in perceptual speed

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