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Unit 5 – Cognitive Psychology
Topic 5.1
What role does the retrieval failure theory play in forgetting information?
It proposes that emotional stress can cause selective memory loss.
It suggests that information is sometimes not accessible due to insufficient cues.
It posits that memory degradation over time leads to forgetting.
It asserts that newer memories interfere with the retrieval of older ones.
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