Which statement BEST describes a benefit of transience?
A)It is adaptive to forget information we probably are not going to need.
B)Only important sensory experiences are encoded into long-term memory.
C)Modifying memories based on new information increases their utility.
D)Transience allows us to avoid known capacity issues associated with long-term memory.

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Transience allows us to forget information that is not important or necessary, which is an adaptive strategy as it frees up cognitive resources and prevents memory overload.

Which Statement BEST Describes a Benefit of Transience