Studies on long-term memory in elderly people usually show that
a. elderly people show substantial deficits in implicit memory.
b. elderly people and young adults perform similarly on all the major tests of long-term memory.
c. elderly people are usually somewhat better than young adults in recalling people's names.
d. in manyâ€"but not allâ€"areas, young adults and elderly adults perform similarly.
Ans: d
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