Like Most Older People His Age, Brian Has Found That

question 35

Multiple Choice

Like most older people his age, Brian has found that the most common reason he stopped having sex is ________.

• A)he can't find a partner who is his type
• B)decrease in sexual desire with increasing age
• C)he buys into cultural expectations that it is inappropriate
• D)decrease in hormones

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Definitions:

Method of Loci

A mnemonic technique that involves associating information to be remembered with specific physical locations.

Self-Referent Encoding

The process of relating new information to oneself during the encoding phase, which can increase the likelihood of remembering the information.

Constructive Memory

A theory that suggests memories are not exact replicas of events but rather reconstructions that can be influenced by various factors and susceptible to errors.

Shallow Processing

Shallow processing is a cognitive approach where individuals focus on surface characteristics such as the appearance or sound of words, rather than their meanings, leading to less durable memory.