Which of the following statements is true of prospective memory?
A) Prospective memory involves remembering to do something in the future.
B) Planning strategies are not associated with older adults' prospective memory.
C) Declines in prospective memory occur more often in real-life settings than in laboratories.
D) Age-related deficits occur less often in prospective memory tasks that are time-based than in those that are event-based.

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Prospective memory involves remembering to do something in the future. This is the definition of prospective memory and is therefore the true statement. 
B is false as planning strategies are associated with older adults' prospective memory. 
C is false as declines in prospective memory occur in both real-life settings and laboratories. 
D is false as age-related deficits occur equally in time-based and event-based prospective memory tasks.

Which of the Following Statements Is True of Prospective Memory