Marilyn, an 82-year-old woman, has maintained high cognitive functioning as she has aged. She doesn't spend her time trying to do a wide variety of activities. She realized that when she tried to multitask she had more difficulty, so she has narrowed her goals and selects activities that she enjoys and is good at, like reading in her granddaughter's second-grade classroom. What is Marilyn engaging in?

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Marilyn is engaging in selective optimization with compensation, which involves narrowing goals and strategically selecting activities to maintain high cognitive functioning in aging. She has recognized her limitations with multitasking and compensates by focusing on select activities that she enjoys and can excel in.

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