However, McDaniel and Bugg (2012) argue that the assumptions of memory rehabilitation are incorrect.Following from a multiple memory systems perspective, they assert that:
A)specific memory training will enhance all aspects of memory performance.
B)specific memory training has no effect in older adults.
C)specific memory training may enhance that particular form of memory in that older adult, but will have limited generalizability to tasks that tap other memory systems
D)Because memory rehabilitation is still not fully developed, no firm conclusions can yet be made.

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McDaniel and Bugg argue that specific memory training may enhance the particular form of memory that is targeted in the training session but may not have a widespread effect on other memory systems. Therefore, the assumption that memory rehabilitation enhances all aspects of memory is incorrect. They do not suggest that memory training has no effect in older adults or that memory rehabilitation is not fully developed, as options B and D suggest.

However, McDaniel and Bugg (2012) Argue That the Assumptions of Memory