Willander and Larsson (2006) studied autobiographical memories elicited by odors, words, or pictures for participants 65 to 80 years of age. They found that for the group that:
A) saw words or pictures describing the odors, the greatest percentage of evoked memories came from the most recent decade of life.
B) saw words or pictures describing the odors, the greatest percentage of evoked memories came from the first decade of life.
C) smelled odors, the greatest percentage of evoked memories came from the most recent decade of life.
D) smelled odors, the greatest percentage of evoked memories came from the first decade of life.

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Willander and Larsson (2006) found that odors were more effective than words or pictures in evoking autobiographical memories, and notably, these odor-evoked memories were more likely to come from the first decade of life. This suggests a unique link between smells and early life experiences.

Willander and Larsson (2006) Studied Autobiographical Memories Elicited by Odors