Marilyn, an 82-year-old woman, has maintained high cognitive functioning as she has aged. She does just a few favorite activities, like reading in her granddaughter's second-grade classroom, because she realized that when she tried to multitask she had more difficulty. What is Marilyn engaging in?
A) hypothetical-deductive reasoning
B) redirected cognitive functioning
C) selective optimization with compensation
D) social control theory

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Marilyn is engaging in selective optimization with compensation, where she has identified her favorite activities and focuses on them to maintain her cognitive functioning, while compensating for any difficulties she may have with multitasking.

Marilyn, an 82-Year-Old Woman, Has Maintained High Cognitive Functioning as She