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MGLQZ

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What can we conclude about the reasons for long-term memory problems in elderly individuals?
 
  a. Almost all of the deficits can be traced to factors other than a person's age.
  b. Elderly individuals consistently use less effective memory strategies.
  c. Most of the decline can be traced to deficits in language-processing skills.
  d. Some of the decline can be traced to changes in the brain.

Question 2

Studies on long-term memory in elderly people usually show that
 
  a. elderly people show substantial deficits in implicit memory.
  b. elderly people and young adults perform similarly on all the major tests of long-term memory.
  c. elderly people are usually somewhat better than young adults in recalling people's names.
  d. in manybut not allareas, young adults and elderly adults perform similarly.


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hollysheppard095

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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ans: d

Answer to Question 2

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MGLQZ

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Reply 2 on: Jun 20, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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