In setting personal goals, older adults __________.
A) often deny their physical and cognitive limitations
B) focus on maintaining abilities and preventing losses
C) focus on gains in physical goals and losses in cognitive goals
D) focus on gains in cognitive goals and losses in physical goals
Question 2
Which statement is true about cognitive functioning in late adulthood?
A) Mental abilities that rely on biologically based information-processing skills are sustained longer.
B) Research reveals less individual variation in cognitive functioning in late adulthood than at any other time of life.
C) Older adults who sustain high levels of cognitive functioning engage in selective optimization with compensation.
D) Generally, cognitive improvement and maintenance outweigh cognitive loss as people approach the end of life.
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