You were playing a speed-based card game with your 64-year-old grandfather.The object of the game is to get rid of your cards as fast as you can.Once the first card is turned over,each player tries to play by deciding which pile to play his or her card.When you were younger,your grandfather always beat you in this game.Now,you always beat him.What is probably happening? Your grandfather is experiencing a slight decline in ____.

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Perceptual speed, which is the ability to quickly and accurately distinguish visual stimuli, is important for success in speed-based card games. Since the individual in this scenario used to always lose to their grandfather but now always wins, it suggests that the individual's perceptual speed has improved, while their grandfather's may have declined slightly with aging.

You Were Playing a Speed-Based Card Game with Your 64-Year-Old