The type of forgetting that results from a useful memory never being formed in the first place is known as
A)proactive interference.
B)retroactive interference.
C)repression.
D)encoding failure.

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Encoding failure occurs when the brain does not create a strong memory link for the information at the time of encoding, meaning the memory was never properly formed to begin with.

The Type of Forgetting That Results from a Useful Memory