Research on Very-Long-Term Remembering Indicates That

question 47

Multiple Choice

Research on very-long-term remembering indicates that

• A) memories fade more and more as the years go by.
• B) memories of childhood are retained throughout the lifespan; later memories, however, are vulnerable to forgetting.
• C) if you learn material well enough to retain it for 3 or 4 years, the odds are good that you will continue to remember the material for many more years.
• D) if you learn material before age 13 or 14, you are unlikely to remember the material in later years; material learned at older ages is retained for longer periods.

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