What can we conclude about memory in elderly people?
a. Their implicit memory is substantially less accurate than that of young adults.
b. Elderly people show rapid declines in recognition memory.
c. Elderly people usually remember more material in the afternoon than in the morning.
d. Elderly people sometimes have more difficulty than young adults on long-term recall tasks.
Ans: d
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