In a Paired Associate Test of Memory, Elderly Adults

question 57

Multiple Choice

In a paired associate test of memory, elderly adults:

• A) are better than college students in a directed forgetting test.
• B) experience more problems during retrieval than during encoding.
• C) perform well if items are presented at a slower pace during study.
• D) outperform college students under most conditions.

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