Sometimes long-term memory storage has been described as creating a path such as in a field of grass, with constant use of the path keeping the memory active. Using the field analogy, forgetting would occur when the path begins to disappear due to lack of use. This describes the ____ theory of forgetting.
A) interference
B) repression
C) cue-dependent
D) decay

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The field analogy of long-term memory storage and forgetting is associated with the decay theory of forgetting, which suggests that memories gradually fade and decay over time due to lack of use or retrieval.

Sometimes Long-Term Memory Storage Has Been Described as Creating a Path