Which of the following statements is true in the context of cognitive development in older adults?

A) Age-related declines in the working memory of older adults do not affect their retrospective memory.
B) Older adults tend to do nearly as well as young adults in tasks that assess explicit memory.
C) Even if fluid intelligence remained intact, prospective memory of older adults might decline.
D) Age-related decline in prospective memory is greatest when the task to be completed is crucial.

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Zybrea Knight · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Prospective memory, which involves remembering to perform a planned action or recall a planned intention at some future point in time, can decline in older adults even if their fluid intelligence (the capacity to think logically and solve problems in novel situations, independent of acquired knowledge) remains intact. This decline is not necessarily related to a decrease in fluid intelligence but may be due to other factors such as changes in attention or executive function.

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