New Memories Either Alter Existing Memory Traces or Make It

question 536

Multiple Choice

New memories either alter existing memory traces or make it harder to "locate" earlier memories, according to which explanation of forgetting?

• A)interference
• B)memory decay
• C)eidetic imaging
• D)encoding failure

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