Predictable decline in normal aging occurs in the following domains:

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Normal aging is associated with a predictable decline in cognitive functions such as new learning, abstract reasoning, and behavioral slowing. While there may also be declines in other domains such as vocabulary or graphomotor skills, these are not necessarily universal or as consistently observed as the domains listed in option A. Option B is incorrect because graphomotor impairment is not necessarily a domain of decline in normal aging. Option C is incorrect because vocabulary is not consistently associated with decline in normal aging. Option D is incorrect because while behavioral slowing and graphomotor impairment may be observed in normal aging, new learning is a more consistently observed decline.

Predictable Decline in Normal Aging Occurs in the Following Domains