In a Paired Associate Test of Memory, Elderly Adults

question 57

Multiple Choice

In a paired associate test of memory, elderly adults:

• A) are better than college students in a directed forgetting test.
• B) experience more problems during retrieval than during encoding.
• C) perform well if items are presented at a slower pace during study.
• D) outperform college students under most conditions.

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Definitions:

Ejaculation

Reflexive expulsion of semen from the penis.

Prostatic Urethra

Part of the male urethra, approximately 2.5 cm in length, that passes through the prostate gland.

Semen

Penile ejaculate; thick, yellowish white, viscous fluid containing spermatozoa and secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands.

Emission

Discharge; accumulation of semen in the urethra prior to ejaculation. A nocturnal emission is a discharge of semen while asleep.