Why Is It So Difficult to Retrieve Information from Long-Term

question 45

Multiple Choice

Why is it so difficult to retrieve information from long-term memory?

• A)The capacity of long-term memory is limited.
• B)The duration of long-term memories is limited.
• C)There is so much information being stored in long-term memory.
• D)The material that makes its way to long-term memory is temporary.

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Definitions:

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