The participants in a study on memory are given a long list of household products to memorize within an hour. At the end of the hour, one group of participants is asked to recall the products immediately, and most of them can recall up to 90 percent of the items on the list. The other group of participants is asked to recall the list after two days, and most of them can only recall around 50 percent of the items on the list. In the context of forgetting and memory loss, the results of this study demonstrate ________.

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The results illustrate the forgetting curve, which shows how information is lost over time when there is no attempt to retain it. The immediate recall group remembered significantly more than the group asked to recall the list after two days, highlighting how memory fades rapidly without reinforcement or rehearsal.

The Participants in a Study on Memory Are Given a Long