If you were to choose a few words to describe how an older adult's cognitive processes differ from those of a younger adult, you would be most accurate to conclude that the older adult's mental processes were:
A) less complex and slower
B) less complex but faster
C) more complex but slower
D) more complex and faster

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If there is a decline in intellectual functioning associated with age, it is most likely to be seen in tasks involving speed, since various psychomotor processes gradually begin to slow down in middle age. Such declines are commonly compensated by increases in efficiency and general knowledge, contributing to more complexity.

If You Were to Choose a Few Words to Describe