According to the Inhibitory Deficit Theory of Memory and Aging

question 28

Multiple Choice

According to the inhibitory deficit theory of memory and aging, older adults have memory problems because they __________.

• A) inhibit the wrong information
• B) are not able to organize their processing goals
• C) remember too much
• D) lose track of the memory processing stages

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