According to interference theory,
A)people forget information because of competition from other material.
B)forgetting is due to ineffective encoding.
C)the principal cause of forgetting should be the passage of time.
D)the events that occur during the retention interval do not affect forgetting.

Question

According to interference theory, ​
A)people forget information because of competition from other material.
B)forgetting is due to ineffective encoding. ​
C)the principal cause of forgetting should be the passage of time. ​
D)the events that occur during the retention interval do not affect forgetting. ​

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Interference theory suggests that people forget information because of competition from other material, which can either be similar information (proactive or retroactive interference) rather than due to ineffective encoding, the mere passage of time, or events during the retention interval not affecting forgetting.

According to Interference Theory, ​

According to Interference Theory,