Based upon forgetting curves,our memory for ____ information is much better than our memory for ____ information:
A) new; old
B) old; new
C) interesting; uninteresting
D) boring; exciting

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Forgetting curves, as studied by Ebbinghaus and others, show that we tend to remember information that is interesting to us much better than information we find uninteresting. This is because interesting information is more likely to engage us and be encoded more deeply into our memory.

Based Upon Forgetting Curves,our Memory for ____ Information Is Much