What Finding Does the Decay Theory of Forgetting Have Difficulty

question 375

Multiple Choice

What finding does the decay theory of forgetting have difficulty explaining?

• A) the fact that emotionally charged events seem to have a memory advantage
• B) the shape of the forgetting curve
• C) the fact that relearning is faster than original learning
• D) the fact that we tend to forget unpleasant information

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