How is sensory capacity related to difficulty with working memory in older adults?
What will be an ideal response?
Reduced sensory capacity contributes to older adults' difficulty with working memory. Sensory impairments mean that information is taken in more slowly and some information is never attended to and never makes it into the cognitive system and, thus, to working memory.
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