Older people find it harder to recall information regarding __________
a) unfamiliar things
b) life experiences
c) familiar things
d) historical facts
Answer: a
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a. Norbert Wiener b. Claude Shannon and Warren Weaver c. Allen Newell and Herbert Simon d. Noam Chomsky
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a. Benjamin Rush b. Phillipe Pinel c. Vincenzo Chiarugi d. James Norris
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a) Twenty-year-old Charlotte, who sought therapy for anxiety with a therapist who uses hypnosis. b) Thirty-year-old Steve, who sought therapy for symptoms that developed after serving in Iraq. c) Ten-year-old Willard, who was referred by a pediatrician for symptoms that appear to meet the diagnostic criteria for hyperactivity. d) Fifty-year-old Agnes, who fell, hit her head, and suddenly began remembering that her brother abused her sexually when she was eight years old.