According to psychologists, the decay theory of forgetting suggests that:
A)competition from other information causes memories to be forgotten or lost
B)events that occur after encoding can alter or distort existing memories
C)events that occur prior to encoding can alter or distort existing memories
D)the passage of time causes memories to be spontaneously forgotten or lost

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The decay theory of forgetting suggests that memories are spontaneously forgotten or lost over time. This means that without rehearsal or retrieval, the memory trace will fade and eventually disappear.

According to Psychologists, the Decay Theory of Forgetting Suggests That