Bahrick's research on very long term memories found that:

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Bahrick's research found that recognition rates were higher than recall rates for very long term memories, indicating that cues or hints can aid in the retrieval of information. He also found that memory decay was gradual rather than sudden, and that some information could still be recalled after over 50 years. Encoding failures may still play a role in long-term memory losses, but were not the focus of Bahrick's research. Option D is incorrect as Bahrick's research found that retrieval of memories over 25 years old was possible, although the rate of retrieval decreased with the age of the memories.

Bahrick's Research on Very Long Term Memories Found That