The Curve of Forgetting Shows That Memory Loss

question 85

Multiple Choice

The curve of forgetting shows that memory loss

• A) occurs slowly at first andcreases steadily over a month's time.
• B) begins to occur about three to four hours after learning.
• C) occurs at a fairly steady rate over a month's time.
• D) occurs most rapidly at first and then levels off to a slow decline

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Definitions:

Sensory Information

Data received through the senses such as sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, which is then processed by the brain to understand and interact with the environment.

Conscious Patient

An individual who is awake, aware, and capable of understanding and responding to their environment and stimuli.

Electrically Stimulated

Refers to the activation of tissues, including nerves and muscles, using electric currents, often for therapeutic purposes.

Brain

The organ located in the head of an organism that coordinates its actions and sensory information by transmitting signals to and from different parts of its body.