Regarding sleep, memory, and the interference theory of forgetting, which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)Sleeping after one studies can reduce forgetting due to interference.
B)REM sleep and dreaming appear to help us form certain types of memories.
C)Interference theory appears to apply only to short-term memory and not long-term memory.
D)It is not completely clear if new memories alter existing memory traces or if they make it harder to retrieve earlier memories.

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Interference theory applies to both short-term and long-term memory, not just short-term memory.

Regarding Sleep, Memory, and the Interference Theory of Forgetting, Which