Training Older Adults to Use "Deep Processing" to Encode Information

question 48

Multiple Choice

Training older adults to use "deep processing" to encode information more fully would involve having them follow which procedure?

• A) Repeating information over and over by rote until it is learned.
• B) Staying away from using strategies that may be confusing.
• C) Taking dietary memory enhancements while learning new information.
• D) Giving meaning to information such as putting words in sentences.

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Definitions:

Additive Strategy

A problem-solving methodology that involves combining different elements or aspects to find a solution.

Decision-Making

The cognitive process of making a choice or finding a solution from two or more possibilities.

Bounded Rationality

A theory suggesting that decision-makers are limited by the information they have, the cognitive limitations of their minds, and the finite amount of time they have to make decisions.

Less Than Optimal

A condition or outcome that does not achieve the best possible performance or results.