Sampson is a physician who sees many elderly patients.He is likely to notice decreases in their cognitive functioning in all of the following ways EXCEPT
A) knowledge of basic facts.
B) memory capacity.
C) perceptual sensitivity.
D) the time necessary to learn information.

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Knowledge of basic facts tends to remain stable or even improve with age due to the accumulation of information over time. Decreases in cognitive functioning in the elderly are more commonly observed in areas such as memory capacity, perceptual sensitivity, and the time necessary to learn new information.

Sampson Is a Physician Who Sees Many Elderly Patients