Fifty-seven-year-old Tracey's passion is learning French, but she understands that it will be a lot harder to learn a new language at her age. Based on Baltes's principles of selective optimization with compensation, Tracey should employ which of the following strategies?

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Baltes's principles of selective optimization with compensation suggest that as individuals age, they should focus on the most important tasks and use compensation strategies to make up for any deficits. In Tracey's case, bringing along a dictionary as a backup in case she forgets French words is a compensation strategy that would allow her to continue learning French despite potential memory difficulties. The other options (A, B, and D) do not address the issue of compensation or selective optimization and may not be effective strategies for learning a new language at an older age.

Fifty-Seven-Year-Old Tracey's Passion Is Learning French, but She Understands That