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According to the passage, which of the following factors is NOT mentioned as helping to preserve memory with aging?
According to the passage, which of the following factors is NOT mentioned as helping to preserve memory with aging?
- Improved social connections (correct)
- Multilingualism
- Physical exercise
- Cognitive reserve
The passage suggests that age-related declines in working memory may be due to:
The passage suggests that age-related declines in working memory may be due to:
- Reduced storage capacity and slower processing (correct)
- Increased susceptibility to interference
- Decreased ability to focus attention
- All of the above
Which type of memory is the passage most likely referring to when it states that older adults may experience fewer age-related differences in recognition tests compared to recall tests?
Which type of memory is the passage most likely referring to when it states that older adults may experience fewer age-related differences in recognition tests compared to recall tests?
- Autobiographical memory (correct)
- Explicit memory
- Implicit memory
- Prospective memory
According to the passage, which of the following is true about age differences in prospective memory?
According to the passage, which of the following is true about age differences in prospective memory?
The passage suggests that age-related changes in _________ may contribute to declines in encoding new information.
The passage suggests that age-related changes in _________ may contribute to declines in encoding new information.
What does the passage indicate about the relationship between age and the use of retrieval strategies?
What does the passage indicate about the relationship between age and the use of retrieval strategies?
What does the information-processing model assume about people?
What does the information-processing model assume about people?
Which lobe is attentional control linked to?
Which lobe is attentional control linked to?
What characterizes automatic processing?
What characterizes automatic processing?
What does speed of processing refer to?
What does speed of processing refer to?
What kind of changes does the information-processing model emphasize?
What kind of changes does the information-processing model emphasize?
In which type of processing do age differences tend to emerge more prominently?
In which type of processing do age differences tend to emerge more prominently?
