Salthouse and Babcock Reported That Age Differences in Working Memory

question 51

Multiple Choice

Salthouse and Babcock reported that age differences in working memory were mostly due to the

• A) storage component.
• B) processing component.
• C) executive functions.
• D) retrieval component.

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