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.
B
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