What Can We Conclude About Memory in Elderly People

question 26

Multiple Choice

What can we conclude about memory in elderly people?

• A) Their implicit memory is substantially less accurate than that of young adults.
• B) Elderly people show rapid declines in recognition memory.
• C) Elderly people usually remember more material in the afternoon than in the morning.
• D) Elderly people sometimes have more difficulty than young adults on long-term recall tasks.

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Definitions:

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