Newman asks people to recall the name of their kindergarten teacher.Surprisingly,the majority of people correctly do this and comment,"Gee whiz,I haven't thought about that old bat [or old coot] in years!" Their ability to do so is a severe problem for which theory of forgetting?

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Their ability to do so is a severe problem for the decay theory of forgetting,because people are able to remember even when they haven't used that particular memory trace for a very long time.If decay was a constant process,that memory and all those from that time should be gone.However,we do have clear memories from long ago.

Newman Asks People to Recall the Name of Their Kindergarten