MrsWilkie Is 82 Years Old

question 170

Multiple Choice

Mrs.Wilkie is 82 years old.She recently moved into a nursing home after living in the same house for over 40 years.She started having trouble with her episodic memory not long after she moved.What is the most likely explanation for her recent memory problems

• A) loss of retrieval cues 
• B) age-related decay in brain areas associated with memory 
• C) lack of elaboration 
• D) protein deficiency

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