You tell your mother that you have to memorize a particular poem for English.She says, "Oh, I had to learn that poem when I was in high school." Your mother spontaneously begins reciting the poem.Your mother's ability to recite this poem from her past casts doubt on which explanation of forgetting?
A) disuse
B) memory decay
C) repression
D) suppression

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The disuse theory of forgetting suggests that memories fade over time if they are not accessed or used. Your mother's ability to recite the poem after many years indicates that the memory has not decayed due to disuse, challenging this explanation.

You Tell Your Mother That You Have to Memorize a Particular