The memory failure caused by transience is adaptive in that it
A) removes unneeded information from LTM.
B) retains the most important information.
C) eliminates memories that conflict with our beliefs.
D) makes it difficult to encode sensory memories.
E) ensures memories are stored by both sight and sound.

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Transience helps to remove unneeded information from long-term memory, which is adaptive because it allows us to focus on and retain the most important information. It also helps our memory system to not become overwhelmed with unnecessary information.

The Memory Failure Caused by Transience Is Adaptive in That