Which statement about memory in normal aging is most accurate?
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Correct answer: Encoding of new complex information may slow, yet long-term knowledge stays stable
With normal aging, the speed of encoding and retrieving new information may decline, but accumulated verbal knowledge/semantic memory often remains intact. APA
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