Younger and older adults are being tested on implicit memory for information not relevant to the task at hand. You would predict:

a. both groups will have equally poor implicit memory scores
b. both groups will have equally high implicit memory scores
c. the older adults will have better implicit memory
d. the younger adults will have better implicit memory


C

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