Dustin is worried because he has heard that cognitive abilities decline with old age. He consults his introductory psychology textbook and finds that a number of specific abilities do seem to decline. Dustin is most worried, for example, about a decline in his ____.?

a. ?working memory
b. ?crystallized intelligence
c. ?divergent thinking
d. ?long-term memory


ANSWER:
a

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