How Is Syntactic Complexity Affected by Normal Aging

question 37

Multiple Choice

How is syntactic complexity affected by normal aging?

• A) it increases as people make more left-branching clauses as they age
• B) it decreases as people adopt elderspeak as they age
• C) it increases for mundane topics but decreases for complex topics as people get older
• D) it is stable across the lifespan

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Definitions:

Acronym

A word formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a single word (e.g., NATO, laser).

Big Five

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Serial-Position Effect

The tendency for individuals to recall the first and last items in a series best, and the middle items worst.