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CLEP Intro to Educational Psychology Exam Prep

Category - CLEP Intro Educational Psychology

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As a child, Robert called his best friend regularly. Several years have passed since he lost touch with his friend and although the phone number was once memorized, he is unable to remember it now. What type of forgetting is this?
  1. Occlusion
  2. Unlearning
  3. Decay
  4. All of the above
Explanation
Answer: C - Decay is the process by which the link between a cue and target spontaneously decays over time. Robert has had no reason to call his friend in many years and the cue was never replaced by another target.
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