Anderson (2010)recently Proposed That Some Items from Long-Term Memory May

question 103

Multiple Choice

Anderson (2010) recently proposed that some items from long-term memory may be forgotten because

• A)the information is no longer useful.
• B)there are more toxins and hazards in the physical environment that are negatively impacting our neural systems.
• C)we have come to rely too much on computers to store information and we don't use our brains to capacity.
• D)with age,some neurons simply die.

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