Research Would Predict That _____ Would Show the Largest Intellectual

question 163

Multiple Choice

Research would predict that _____ would show the largest intellectual declines in the coming years.

• A) 68-year-old Jay, who is married and leading an active social life,
• B) 69-year-old May, who lives alone and is socially inactive,
• C) 70-year-old Kay, who is married but socially inactive,
• D) 71-year-old Fay, who is lives alone but is socially active,

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