With age, the emotional, reactive hot system is increasingly subordinated to the cognitive, reflective cool system, as a result of

A) diffusion of executive function.
B) improved functioning of the prefrontal cortex.
C) temperaments subjected to inconsistent discipline.
D) decreases in self-control.


B

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