Which type of memory capacity changes during old age, and shows a more pronounced decline around age 70?

a) Long-term memory
b) Implicit memory
c) Short-term memory
d) Episodic memory


Answer: c

Psychology

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a. sociological aversions. b. ineffective reinforcement schedules. c. biological constraints. d. trace pairing.

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What kind of illusion is demonstrated by the experience of an afterimage?

a) an applicative illusion b) a problematic illusion c) a cognitive illusion d) a physiological illusion

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____________ is a behavioral procedure that rewards successive approximations of desired behavior

A) Chaining B) Looping C) Shaping D) Stringing

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