Cognitive and Psychosocial Changes in Aging · NCLEX Exam

Which statement about memory in normal aging is most accurate?

  1. Short-term memory drops sharply while long-term memory is entirely erased
  2. Encoding of new complex information may slow, yet long-term knowledge stays stable
  3. Every type of memory declines at an equal and rapid rate
  4. Memory function is completely unaffected by the aging process
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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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