Perceptual Speed Shows Considerable Decline in Late Adulthood and Is

question 149

Multiple Choice

Perceptual speed shows considerable decline in late adulthood and is strongly linked to declines in

• A) selective attention.
• B) semantic memory.
• C) working memory.
• D) divided attention.

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Definitions:

Serial Position Effect

A cognitive bias where individuals tend to remember the first and last items in a series better than those in the middle.

Recall

The process of retrieving information from memory without the aid of explicit cues.

Priming

A psychological effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences a response to a subsequent stimulus, without conscious guidance or intention.

Spoken Word

A performance art that focuses on the aesthetics of word play, intonation, and voice inflection to deliver poetry or storytelling.