Four years ago, 89-year-old Hyrum began experiencing a falloff in cognitive performance. This is a sign of
A) a loss of vitality and impending death.
B) preservation of cognitive resources.
C) disuse of particular skills rather than biological aging.
D) the irreversibility of age-related declines.
A
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