In the cue-word technique, an ordinary word is provided to participants and they are asked to provide the first memory—from any point in their life—which the word elicits. In general, when older adults are tested,
a. older adults remember few events from the very recent past.
b. older adults show a reminiscence bump; that is, they recall events from late childhood early adulthood better than events from before or after.
c. older adults show a reminiscence bump; that is, they show better memory for earliest childhood than do younger adults.
d. older adults do not show reminiscence effects.
Ans: b
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