In a Delayed Response Task, Participants Were Asked to Look

question 69

Multiple Choice

In a delayed response task, participants were asked to look at faces or scenes or engage in passive viewing. Which of the following results distinguished older adults from young adults when viewing faces relative to passive viewing?

• A)The older adults showed reduced activation in the fusiform face area.
• B)The older adults showed reduced activation in the parahippocampal place area.
• C)The young adults showed reduced activation in the fusiform face area.
• D)The young adults showed reduced activation in the parahippocampal place area.

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