Sometimes long-term memory storage has been described as creating a path such as in a field of grass. Using the field analogy,forgetting would occur when the path begins to disappear due to lack of use. This describes the ____ theory of forgetting.

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Sometimes long-term memory storage has been described as creating a path such as in a field of grass.  Using the field analogy,forgetting would occur when the path begins to disappear due to lack of use.  This describes the ____ theory of forgetting.

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The field analogy of long-term memory storage and forgetting is consistent with the decay theory, which suggests that memories will fade and be forgotten over time due to lack of use or decay of the neural connections that support them.

Sometimes Long-Term Memory Storage Has Been Described as Creating a Path