As We Age, Some Abilities, Such as Vocabulary and Accumulated

question 136

True/False

As we age, some abilities, such as vocabulary and accumulated store of knowledge, hold up well and may actually improve over time.

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Definitions:

False Recollection

The phenomenon of remembering something inaccurately, involving the creation of fabricated or distorted recollections, often with high confidence in their veracity.

Proactive Interference

A type of memory interference where old information makes it harder to learn and remember new information.

False Eyewitness

A situation where a witness of an event gives inaccurate, misleading, or mistaken testimony.

Misinformation Effect

A situation where the accuracy of a person's episodic memory deteriorates because of information encountered after the event.