In Lexical Decision Tasks, Older Adults

question 11

Multiple Choice

In lexical decision tasks, older adults:

• A)show greater accuracy than younger adults.
• B)make slower decisions even though their accuracy is equivalent to that of younger adults.
• C)show no differences in speed or accuracy relative to younger adults.
• D)are more likely to recall the words on the list when called upon to do so, even though their performance on the task is less accurate than younger adults.

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