Marilyn, an 82-Year-Old Woman, Has Maintained High Cognitive Functioning as She

Multiple Choice

Marilyn, an 82-year-old woman, has maintained high cognitive functioning as she has aged. She doesn't spend her time trying to do a wide variety of activities. She realized that when she tried to multitask she had more difficulty, so she has narrowed her goals and selects activities that she enjoys and is good at, like reading in her granddaughter's second-grade classroom. What is Marilyn engaging in?

A) Hypothetical-deductive reasoning
B) Redirected cognitive functioning
C) Selective optimization with compensation
D) Social control theory