The Idea That Forgetting Occurs Over Time If Material in Memory

question 224

Multiple Choice

The idea that forgetting occurs over time if material in memory is not used is called

• A) the recency principle.
• B) the "write-over" hypothesis.
• C) disintegration theory.
• D) decay theory.

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