Willander and Larsson (2006) Studied Autobiographical Memories Elicited by Odors

question 19

Multiple Choice

Willander and Larsson (2006) studied autobiographical memories elicited by odors, words, or pictures for participants 65 to 80 years of age. They found that for the group that:

• A) saw words or pictures describing the odors, the greatest percentage of evoked memories came from the most recent decade of life.
• B) saw words or pictures describing the odors, the greatest percentage of evoked memories came from the first decade of life.
• C) smelled odors, the greatest percentage of evoked memories came from the most recent decade of life.
• D) smelled odors, the greatest percentage of evoked memories came from the first decade of life.

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