Why Are Older Adults More Likely to Forget What Items

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Multiple Choice

Why are older adults more likely to forget what items they wanted to buy at a grocery store (unless they write them down on a list and take it with them) than they are to forget how to drive a car?

• A) Perceptual speed declines with aging.
• B) Implicit memory is less likely to be adversely affected by aging than explicit memory.
• C) Source memory is more likely to decline with aging than prospective memory.
• D) Explicit memory declines more rapidly with aging than implicit memory.

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Definitions:

Erroneous Reconstructions

Incorrectly pieced together memories or perceptions, often resulting from misinformation or memory distortions.

Schemata Representations

The mental structures that individuals use to organize and understand information.

Stimulants

Substances that increase alertness, attention, and energy by elevating the levels of certain chemicals in the brain.

Maze Learning

A method used in cognitive psychology and animal behavior studies to assess spatial learning and memory.