A psychologist asks people to recall the name of their kindergarten teacher.Surprisingly,the majority of people are able to correctly do this and comment,"Gee whiz,I haven't thought about that person in years!" Their ability to recall this information poses a challenge to which "theory of forgetting?"
A)interference theory
B)memory trace decay and disuse theory
C)curve of forgetting theory
D)constructive processing theory

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The memory trace decay and disuse theory suggests that forgetting occurs due to the fading or disuse of memories over time. However, in this scenario, people were able to recall information that they haven't thought about for years, which challenges this theory.

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