When witnesses from an event were brought in for questioning four weeks after the incident occurred, it was found that much of their memory had faded as a consequence of ______.

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The fading of memory over time is attributed to the retention interval, which refers to the amount of time that elapses between the encoding of information and when that information is recalled. The longer the retention interval, the more likely it is that details of the memory will be lost or fade.

When Witnesses from an Event Were Brought in for Questioning