Research on Aging and Memory Has Shown That

question 31

Multiple Choice

Research on aging and memory has shown that

• A) declines in memory first become noticeable around age 50.
• B) older people experience difficulty on all memory tasks.
• C) reliance on data from cross-sectional studies may mean that what appear to be age differences in memory are due to other factors.
• D) the severity of memory loss is unrelated to age.

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