Which Theory of Forgetting Proposes That a Memory Is Forgotten

question 73

Multiple Choice

Which theory of forgetting proposes that a memory is forgotten, not because it becomes lost or damaged, but rather because it is misplaced among other memories learned before or after it?

• A) decay
• B) the peg method
• C) interference
• D) the method of loci

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