From the twenties to the sixties, the amount of information people can retain in working memory diminishes. the speed at which adults can repeat information to themselves increases. adults rehearse more than they did in early adulthood. spatial memory suffers much less than verbal memory.

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Guadalupe Perry

10 December, 12:50

From the twenties to the sixties, the amount of information people can retain in working memory diminishes. the speed at which adults can repeat information to themselves increases. adults rehearse more than they did in early adulthood. spatial memory suffers much less than verbal memory.

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Campbell Davidson · Answer 1

The amount of information people can retain in working memory diminishes from the twenties to the sixties.

The reduction of the amount of information that people can retain in the working memory is also caused by the decline of using memory strategies by people in this age range. The occasional use of memory strategy such as organization has also been attributed to cause the above situation.