Which of the following memory tasks would an old person have the most difficult time with?
A) general knowledge questions
B) how to ride a bike
C) remembering that pea soup makes them sick
D) remembering what they need to buy at the store

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Older adults often have more difficulty with tasks requiring the use of working or short-term memory, such as remembering a list of items to buy at the store, compared to tasks involving procedural memory (how to ride a bike) or semantic memory (general knowledge). Remembering that pea soup makes them sick would likely involve episodic memory, which can also decline with age, but not as significantly as the ability to remember new information or tasks requiring active manipulation of information in short-term memory.

Which of the Following Memory Tasks Would an Old Person