Which Statement Is True About Memory in Late Adulthood

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about memory in late adulthood?

• A) Older adults perform well when they are asked to depend on associations between unrelated items.
• B) Research shows that older people's remote memory is clearer than their memory for recent events.
• C) When older adults are directed to use elaboration, the young-old difference in memory is greatly reduced.
• D) Research shows that older adults recall intermediate events more often than remote or recent events.

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Definitions:

Learned Behaviour

Actions or reactions developed as a result of experiences or training, rather than being innate.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when it is no longer reinforced.

Reinforcement

The process by which stimuli strengthen behaviours.

Positive Reinforcer

An environmental stimulus that, when presented after a behavior, increases the probability of that behavior occurring again in the future.