People often describe forgetting as a failure of memory. Cognitive psychologists, however, increasingly view forgetting as a productive feature of cognition: by discarding outdated or irrelevant information, the brain frees resources for current tasks and protects accurate decision-making.
Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence in the text?
- A
It supports the popular view of forgetting as a failure.
- Bcheck_circle
It reframes forgetting as functional rather than dysfunctional.
- C
It introduces an unrelated topic in neuroscience.
- D
It defines the term 'cognitive psychology'.
Explanation
The sentence flips the popular framing — forgetting is "productive," not failure. B captures the reframe.