Author Question: Research by Winecoff and colleagues (2011) indicates that as cognitive abilities decline, people may ... (Read 43 times)

cartlidgeashley · **on:** Aug 23, 2018

Research by Winecoff and colleagues (2011) indicates that as cognitive abilities decline, people may be less able to , a pattern typical in diseases such as dementia.

a. ignore irrelevant information
b. learn new tasks
c. hold as many pieces of information in working memory at one time
d. regulate their emotions

Question 2

Across the research, the typical finding is that older adults have reduced brain activity in the areas when compared with younger adults.

a. prefrontal and temporal
b. cerebellum and cortex
c. corpus callosum
d. limbic system