Noreen is 42. She is interested in how her memory might change as she progresses from middle to later adulthood. A cognitive gerontologist might tell her that her episodic memory should ______.
a. remain constant until she is at least 80 years of age
b. remain relatively constant until about age 60 and then decline
c. improve slightly until she is about 70, then plateau
d. decline steadily from her middle-40s onward
Ans: B
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A) acidic to basic. B) acidic to neutral. C) basic to acidic. D) basic to neutral.
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