As Emily, a 68-year old widow, went about her day, she was certain that there was something that she'd forgotten to do

Somewhere around 8:30 at night, she realized that she'd forgotten to go to the bank to buy travelers checks for her upcoming trip to Hawaii. This memory failure, which in this case was related to her __________ memory, is something that often declines in the later years.
a. proactive
b. executive
c. episodic
d. prospective


Answer: D

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