In your volunteer work, you spend time with older adults at the senior citizens center. You notice that these adults show a decline in memory function. Specifically, what type of decline do you notice in these healthy older adults?

A. in memorizing a list of words
B. recalling specific information
C. encoding information
D. all of these


Answer: D

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