A Group of Students Make a Presentation on Theories of Forgetting

question 78

Multiple Choice

A group of students make a presentation on theories of forgetting. Which student was assigned retrieval theory?

• A)Apollo says, "Forgetting results from a failure to access stored memories, either from encoding failure or from a lack of access cues."
• B)Bryan says, "Forgetting happens as a result of a psychological defense mechanism trying to keep threatening material from entering consciousness."
• C)Courtney says, "Forgetting happens as a result of amnesia caused by traumatic brain injuries."
• D)Darla says, "Forgetting is a result of memory traces gradually fading out over time."
• E)Elena says, "Forgetting happens when memory is disrupted because of proactive or retroactive interference."

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