As aging occurs,what happens to people's ability to concentrate on a task for an extended period of time? In laboratory tests,older and younger adults were presented with a series of stimuli and required to press a key only when they see a particular pattern.Compared to younger adults,how did older adults do on this task? Older adults ____.

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As people age, their ability to concentrate on a task for an extended period of time decreases, leading to slower response times and more errors. Therefore, older adults likely responded more slowly and made more errors than younger adults on the task described. Choice D accurately reflects this.

As Aging Occurs,what Happens to People's Ability to Concentrate on a Task