Forgetting and Other Memory Challenges

AP Psychology· difficulty 3/5

Decay theory of forgetting holds that

  • A

    Memories once encoded never truly fade away

  • B

    Memory traces are completely fixed at the moment of encoding

  • C

    Forgetting is caused only by interference from other memories

  • D

    Memories fade simply due to passage of time without use

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Explanation

Especially for unused or unrehearsed memories.

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