Which of the Following Is the Best Explanation for Why

question 209

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best explanation for why some middle-aged people have some long-term memory loss?

• A)Middle-aged people have too much information stored; therefore, it is difficult to keep it all in long-term memory.
• B)Middle-aged people have too much stress in their lives, which impedes their ability to use their long-term memory capacity.
• C)Middle-aged people have less efficient retrieval skills for finding and retrieving information, even if the information was adequately stored in long-term memory.
• D)Middle-aged peoples' learning genes begin to deteriorate, which leads to long-term memory loss.

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