Why do older adults tend to use more brain areas to solve a given problem than younger adults do?

a. Older adults are not as intelligent as younger adults.
b. Older adults have lower IQs than younger adults.
c. Older adults need additional executive resources to perform the same task.
d. Older adults are more distractible than younger adults.


Ans: C

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