When Older Adults Are Shown a List of Related Items

question 172

Multiple Choice

When older adults are shown a list of related items and then later shown another list and asked which of the items on the new list had been on the original list,older participants ____.

• A)do not recognize any of the items from the old list
• B)recognize all of the items from the old list
• C)panic and refuse to participate any longer
• D)were more likely to indicate that they recognized a word,even though it was not on the original list

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Definitions:

Affordances

Refers to the actional properties of objects—their nature, opportunities, and limits.

Habituation

The process of becoming accustomed to a stimulus after repeated exposure, leading to a decrease in response.

Voluntary Reaching

The deliberate extension of the arm and hand towards an object, seen as a key developmental milestone in infants.

Physical Structure

The composition and arrangement of the material parts of a body or object.