One possible explanation for the finding that older experts at some task perform as well as younger experts even when many of the mental processes that are involved in that task do show deficits is that
A) effortful processes do not decline as much as automatic processes
B) older experts experience deficits but have found ways to compensate
C) experts have optimized their performance and optimization does not decline with age
D) younger experts are not really as "expert" as older experts

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Older experts may have deficits in some mental processes, but they have found ways to compensate for these deficits in order to perform well on the task.

One Possible Explanation for the Finding That Older Experts at Some