Once information has been learned and subsequently forgotten, less energy is required to learn the information again than had been required the first time. This increased ease in learning is due to __________.
A) savings
B) photographic memory
C) memory traces
D) a decline in the forgetting curve

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This phenomenon is known as "savings" and is due to the fact that some memory traces remain even after the information has been forgotten, making it easier to re-learn the information.

Once Information Has Been Learned and Subsequently Forgotten, Less Energy