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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Definitions:

Projected Benefit Obligation

Projected Benefit Obligation (PBO) is a measure of the estimated total amount a pension plan needs to cover future pension benefits owed to employees, based on expected future salary increases.

Plan Assets

The resources that a pension plan has accumulated to cover future obligations to participants.

Amortization of Prior Service Costs

The process of gradually writing off the initial costs of services received or obligations incurred in the past, over the service periods of the involved employees.