Older Adults Have a Harder Time Recognizing a Street Sign

question 61

Multiple Choice

Older adults have a harder time recognizing a street sign than younger adults,because they have:

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

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