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Study of Forgetting

Written by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated September 2025

Definition

The study of forgetting refers to the investigation of how and why information is lost or becomes inaccessible in memory over time.

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