General Studies · Memory
The Decay theory of forgetting suggests that memory loss is primarily caused by:
- 1Active psychological suppression of painful memories
- 2Physical degradation of neural memory traces over time✓
- 3Interference between similar pieces of information
- 4Lack of retrieval cues
Correct answer
Physical degradation of neural memory traces over time
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