What role does gender play in one's risk for developing Alzheimer's disease and why?

What will be an ideal response?

Women are at greater risk than men for developing Alzheimer's disease. This is perhaps due to the longer life span of women as one's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease doubles every 5 years.

Psychology

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Psychology

Forming a mental picture of something one is trying to remember is helpful because the information ______

a. is being stored abstractly b. is being stored both visually and phonologically c. is being stored mnemonically d. is being stored both mnemonically and phonologically

Psychology