Martin Can't Remember Who Invented Flush Toilets Because He Was

question 98

Multiple Choice

Martin can't remember who invented flush toilets because he was flirting with a classmate when his history professor described this momentous event. His forgetting appears to be due to ​

• A)ineffective encoding.
• B)motivated forgetting. ​
• C)time decay. ​
• D)proactive interference. ​

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Definitions:

Mass Production

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Baudrillard

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