Older Adults Have More Difficulty Determining the Time Required to Step

question 97

Multiple Choice

Older adults have more difficulty determining the time required to step on the brakes when a traffic light suddenly turns red. This is because they have

• A) a decline in explicit memory.
• B) slower perceptual speed.
• C) inferior semantic memory.
• D) lost the ability to use their episodic memory.

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Definitions:

Arboreal Primates

Primates that spend most of their lives in trees, adapted to an arboreal lifestyle with specialized traits for climbing and swinging.

Specialized Teeth

Teeth that have evolved to serve specific functions, such as cutting, grinding, or tearing food.

Breeding Season

The specific time of year when animals breed and reproduce, often influenced by environmental conditions like temperature and food availability.

African Apes

A group of primates native to Africa, including gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos, which are closely related to humans.