Bahrick Found That After 35 Years, People Could Recognize 90

question 74

Multiple Choice

Bahrick found that after 35 years, people could recognize 90% of their high school classmates names and photographs from high school pictures, about the same as recent graduates. This suggests that decay does not greatly impact__________

• A) high school students.
• B) long-term memory.
• C) short-term memory.
• D) working memory.

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