Darowski Et Al

Multiple Choice

Darowski et al. (2008) asked younger and older participants to read short texts.Some of these tests contained irrelevant and distracting words embedded in otherwise meaningful sentences.They found that:

A) older adults process the sentences faster than young adults because of their preserved semantic system.
B) there were no differences between older and younger adults because the task did not call for age-sensitive memory.
C) younger adults and older adults alike were equally confused by the irrelevant material.
D) older adults had more difficulties inhibiting the irrelevant material than did younger adults.