Baddeley and Hitch asked rugby players to remember all of the rugby games they had played over the course of a single season. According to their data, which is the MOST important factor in determining whether the players will remember a particular game?

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According to Baddeley and Hitch's research, the most important factor in determining whether participants will remember a particular event is how many other events they have experienced since that target event. This is known as the displacement effect, where new information displaces old information in working memory. Therefore, choice A is the best answer.

Baddeley and Hitch Asked Rugby Players to Remember All of the Rugby