Which of the following statements is true in the context of cognitive development in older adults?

A) Aging is unlikely to affect the processing speed of individuals.
B) Aging has little effect on the retrospective memory of individuals.
C) Aging tends to affect explicit memory more than implicit memory.
D) Aging has a more detrimental effect on memory for single items than on associative memory.

Cognitive development

The process of growth and change in intellectual/mental abilities such as thinking, reasoning, and understanding across the lifespan.

Explicit memory

The type of memory involving the conscious recollection of factual information, previous experiences, and concepts.

Implicit memory

A type of long-term memory that enables people to perform tasks without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.