According to Psychologists, the Decay Theory of Forgetting Suggests That

question 298

Multiple Choice

According to psychologists, the decay theory of forgetting suggests that:

• A)competition from other information causes memories to be forgotten or lost
• B)events that occur after encoding can alter or distort existing memories
• C)events that occur prior to encoding can alter or distort existing memories
• D)the passage of time causes memories to be spontaneously forgotten or lost

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