On Average,there Is a Decline in Cognitive Abilities with Old

question 83

Multiple Choice

On average,there is a decline in cognitive abilities with old age.What must be taken into account in order to understand this average decline

• A) Results may be due to age-related bias in assessment methods. 
• B) Results are confounded by the effects of experimenter expectancy. 
• C) The distribution may be skewed by a small minority of severely impaired individuals. 
• D) These results are found only within North American populations.

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