The Nun Study, a longitudinal study of several hundred elderly nuns in the School Sisters of Notre Dame, showed that:
A. nuns who entered old age with greater intellectual strength were more likely to develop severe neurocognitive disorder.
B. nuns who entered old age with greater intellectual strength were less likely to develop severe neurocognitive disorder.
C. the linguistic skills of nuns in early life did not predict their chances of developing Alzheimer's disease in later life.
D. a clear link could not be established between early intellectual activity and Alzheimer's disease.
Answer: B
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