Which statement is true about age-related slowing of cognitive processing?
A) According to one view, aging is accompanied by the hardening of the myelin coating on neural fibers in the cerebral cortex.
B) One view suggests that older adults experience greater loss of information as it moves through the cognitive system.
C) According to one approach, complex tasks, which have more processing steps, are less affected by information loss.
D) The age-related decline in processing speed is the only major predictor of age-related cognitive changes.
Answer: B
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