Seventy-six-year old Sonja is thinking about what she will order for lunch as she runs out the door to pick up her friend Suzette. She shouts out to her husband, "Can you please call, um, um...what's her name... and tell her that I'm running late." She wanted to say "Suzette" but could not think of her name. Why does this often happen to older adults?
A. Crystallized memory declines.
B. Working memory holds less information simultaneously.
C. There is an inability to easily engage implicit memory.
D. Fluid memory is blocked by working memory.
Answer: B
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