Old lady forgetting MC

[bomb]

It says she could not remember the details of the SPEECH after it, not what the Granddaughter mentioned.
The details of the speech itself wouldn't go in episodic; but the experiences she mentioned would..

[jinny1]

A. Alzheimer's disease (not right because grandma is fit and healthy)
B. Anterograde Amnesia (not right because grandma is fit and healthy)
C. Motivated Forgetting (I picked this)
D.Age-related memory decline (IDK)

[emmmm]

not A and B because it stated that shes healthy. C is not corrected because she wasnt motivated to forget the speech. D is the only plausible answer

[jinny1]

how do you know she wasn't motivated???

motivation is listed under the reason why memory declines in old people so i picked it

[Slumdawg]

how do you know she wasn't motivated???

motivation is listed under the reason why memory declines in old people so i picked it

Bad luck man. At least that's only one MC

[jinny1]

[emmmm]

because no where in the question did she say she was motivated to forget. it doesnt make sense that she would deliberately try to forget a speech her grand daughter made about her..

[anthonyhurst]

it said that her granddaughter was highlighting her achievements.. its unlikely that her achievements or stand out moments would be something she would want to forget? :S
dunno though?!

[Nat...]

It's D, because in healthy old people recall is affected. She is trying to recall the information she has learnt, making the answer D

[happycat]

It's D, because in healthy old people recall is affected. She is trying to recall the information she has learnt, making the answer D

Well that's another correct responce for me, I'm starting to feel a little better about the exam

[LbeverleyM]

not A and B because it stated that shes healthy. C is not corrected because she wasnt motivated to forget the speech. D is the only plausible answer

How could it be age-related memory decline? it states that memory does not necessarily have to decline with age if we are fit and healthy. She is fit and healthy. Really.. none of the answers are plausible.

[Slumdawg]

not A and B because it stated that shes healthy. C is not corrected because she wasnt motivated to forget the speech. D is the only plausible answer

How could it be age-related memory decline? it states that memory does not necessarily have to decline with age if we are fit and healthy. She is fit and healthy. Really.. none of the answers are plausible.

D will definitely be the answer. We've studied quite a few effects of ageing on memory especially recall and episodic memories, even in healthy old people, just because they're healthy doesn't mean they constantly do mental exercises to reduce the effects of ageing. They say she is fit and healthy so that you couldn't say alzheimer's or anterograde amnesia, she couldn't recall the speech because ageing affects recall - especially of episodic memories, so this was in fact due to her age. From the words of the Age Psych study guide written by the chief assessor "If an answer seems too obvious to be right, forget about how obvious it is and PICK IT!"

[jinny1]

omg...

how come i nvr read that age psych guide...

[Slumdawg]

omg...

how come i nvr read that age psych guide...

I know. It was a god send. I've never OVER-thought a MC since and it's helped most of the time.

Trust me, one MC wrong isn't bad at all. I'm not complaining haha. I feel lucky in a way, it could have been a lot more.